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Pharmaceutical Preparations > Pharmaceutic Aids > Ointment Bases
Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Pharmaceutic Aids > Ointment Bases

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Ointment Bases  

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Note

  • IM for general only; NIM when specific drug is IM; when IM, D25-26 qualif; when NIM, no qualif

Scope note

  • Various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and plant oils and solid and liquid hydrocarbons; vehicles for medicinal substances intended for external application; there are four classes: hydrocarbon base, absorption base, water-removable base and water-soluble base; several are also emollients.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under PHARMACEUTIC AIDS 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009823

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