It is manufactured for Bayer UK by the Devon-based Wrafton Laboratories[2] division of US over-the counter and supermarket own-label preparation producer Perrigo.
The thick pink Germolene ointment was confirmed by Bayer as no longer being available to the UK public in July 2014.
[5] Germolene's active ingredients include phenol 1.2% (providing antiseptic, locally analgesic and antipruritic effects) and chlorhexidine digluconate 0.25%.
The Germoloids line of Germolene products, intended for use on haemorrhoids, also includes zinc oxide, and the analgesic lidocaine hydrochloride.
Such symptoms include shortness of breath, swelling of the face, hives, severe rash, and shock.