Use the selected medicine record
The eMC Nizoral product6456 record identifies Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Treatment2%w/w Shampoo as a medicine and displays General Sales List status. Its active ingredient is ketoconazole. This is a concrete selected-product reference,not a claim that every anti-dandruff product or every bottle in a pharmacy is a medicine.
Keep cosmetic cleansing separate
The selected Simple and Faith records are presented here in cosmetic-cleansing scope. Their gentle or sensitive-scalp language does not give this site authority to add disease-treatment,antifungal or hair-loss-prevention claims. A Boots pharmacy dialog appearing in a generic page template is not proof that Simple has a medicinal authorisation.
Use official classification context
MHRA guidance explains that medicinal status depends on factors including claims,ingredients’ properties,intended purpose and presentation. The inclusion of natural ingredients does not itself settle that status. This site uses the guidance to avoid casually extending claims;it does not issue a legal classification determination for a product being launched or advertised.
A purchase example
A buyer replacing a cosmetic cleanser should not automatically choose Nizoral because it is called a shampoo. If the buyer is considering a treatment,read the current original leaflet and use an appropriate pharmacist or clinician to resolve suitability. A volume calculator cannot decide whether a scalp condition requires that medicine or a different course of action.
The next record to check
Keep exact UK name,strength,pack size,leaflet version and seller access conditions together. A US1% product or another format is not the same reference as this UK2%w/w60ml record. Independent pharmacy/clinical/content review and actual received pack verification remain pending;no personal diagnosis or treatment plan is provided.
A concrete decision record
The eMC legal category is a source record for the exact medicine. A generic pharmacy dialogue shown elsewhere in a retailer template is weaker evidence about another product. For example,the Simple page’s template must not move the cosmetic into the medicine column. Use product-specific purpose and official medicine records together.
Sources & scope
Checked November 5, 2026. Manufacturer and retailer references support the specific statements. Dated displayed prices are not final checkout quotes, performance rankings or performance testing. This shopping reference does not replace the exact product label or retailer instructions. Current received labels and independent clinical/chemical/content/commerce review remain pending.
Boots Simple400ml selected redirect10375990/8219443 ↗
Faith In Nature400ml one-time manufacturer record ↗
Boots Nizoral2%w/w60ml10025089/2695103 ↗
Current eMC Nizoral patient leaflet ↗