Chemicals and Drugs

Ointments

Semisolid preparations used topically for protective emollient effects or as a vehicle for local administration of medications. Ointment bases are various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and plant oils and solid and liquid hydrocarbons.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Semisolid preparations used topically for protective emollient effects or as a vehicle for local administration of medications. Ointment bases are various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and plant oils and solid and liquid hydrocarbons.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Ointment
  • Salve
  • Salves
  • Unguent
  • Unguents
  • Paste
  • Pastes
  • Skin Ointment
  • Ointment, Skin

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

IM general only; NIM (no qualifiers) with specific drug IM

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Tree Number

  1. D26.255w.640w

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NLM Classification

QV 786.5.O5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ointments. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009824. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009824
  2. Ointments. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salve
  3. Ointments. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4004659