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A dodecapharmacum is a medicine of twelve ingredients. [1]The best known was the Apostles' Ointment (Latin: Apostolorum unguentum), or Ointment of Venus (Latin: unguentum Veneris) which was an ointment attributed to Avicenna (d.1037) made of twelve ingredients.
In the 1980s, Resinol ointment was manufactured by the Mentholatum Company of Buffalo, New York 14213, a maker of liniment. Its ingredients statement then read Zinc Oxide 12% (an antibacterial agent and sunscreen); Calamine 6%; Resorcinol 2% (also an antibacterial). In the 1960s, Resinol came in an opaque, white glass jar with a metal lid.
The texture of topical gels is less greasy as it contains a higher proportion of water compared with cream and ointment. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 8 ] These gels have an excellent spreading property and cooling effect due to solvent evaporation, and also has a higher retention time on the skin.
A container with cream. Topical cream formulation is an emulsion semisolid dosage form that is used for skin external application. Most of the topical cream formulations contain more than 20 per cent of water and volatiles and/or less than 50 per cent of hydrocarbons, waxes, or polyethylene glycols as the vehicle for external skin application. [1]
Bengay and similar products, such as Flexall, Mentholatum, Capzasin and Icy Hot, variously contain menthol, methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen), and capsaicin as active ingredients and have a potential to cause first-to-third-degree chemical burns. [4] [5] Some people have been hospitalized after receiving such burns. [4]
Medications like Vicks Vapo-Rub or topical menthol ointment may also provide symptomatic relief, says Dr. Adalja. In adults and children age 2 and older, use it only on the neck and chest to ease ...
A+D may refer to: Adrian & the Mysterious D; Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles; A+D Ointment by WellSpring Consumer Healthcare; See also. A&D (disambiguation)
Nadifloxacin inhibits the enzyme DNA gyrase that is involved in bacterial DNA synthesis and replication, thus inhibiting the bacterial multiplication. Nadifloxacin in addition to determine a therapeutic antibacterial action, can have a sebostatic and anti-inflammatory action, thus contributing to the improvement of the clinical condition of the patient.