United Kingdom· GB-APID-28107111000001103
Coal tar extract 2% shampoo
A medicinal product containing coal tar, registered in United Kingdom by Colorama Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Coal tar
- Manufacturer
- Colorama Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 0
No packs listed by the register for this record.
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Coal tar in 5 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United Statesamazon basics therapeutic tar anti-dandruffAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
- CanadaCOAL-TAR SHAMPOOSEAFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC
- SpainEXOREX EMULSIONTosara Pharma Limited
- IrelandExorex Lotion 5% v/w Cutaneous EmulsionTeva B.V.
- NorwayTarmedStada Nordic
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 5 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Spain · Tarmed
- Greece · Ionil
- Ireland · Exorex Lotion, Neutrogena T/Gel
- Netherlands · Exorex, Exorex Lotion
- Portugal · Tarmed
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/901d5d7c-b69e-4277-a31f-85bcb1de9327 GET /v1/drugs/901d5d7c-b69e-4277-a31f-85bcb1de9327?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"apid": "28107111000001103",
"desc": "Coal tar extract 2% shampoo (Colorama Pharmaceuticals Ltd)",
"form": "Shampoo",
"vpid": "39706611000001101",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "775333000",
"strength": "20 mg",
"substance": "Coal tar",
"ingredient": "Coal tar extract",
"supplier_code": "22635811000001102"
}See everything about coal tar.
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