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ointment

1. a fatty or oily medicated formulation applied to the skin to heal or protect

2. a similar substance used as a cosmetic

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Ointment

a medication for external use consisting of a base like lanolin or vaseline and a medically active substance.

If the base of an ointment contains more than 25 percent dry powder, the result is paste. Liquid ointments are called liniments. The medical substances in ointments are absorbed by the skin and can exert both a local and a general effect on the body. Ointments containing irritants can produce a systemic effect by reflex reaction.

What does it mean when you dream about ointment?

Ointment in a dream may symbolize the need for a salve to soothe or heal a condition in the dreamer’s life.

ointment

[′ȯint·mənt]

(pharmacology)

A semisolid preparation used for a protective and emollient effect or as a vehicle for the local or endermic administration of medicaments; ointment bases are composed of various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and vegetable oils, and solid and liquid hydrocarbons.

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The data from the trial are supportive of the primary study objective to examine the safety of crisaborole ointment, 2%, in this patient population, and are consistent with previous clinical trial experience.

Pfizer Touts Positive Top-Line Results from Phase 4 Study of Crisaborole Ointment, 2%, in Children Aged 3 Months to Less Than 24 Months with Mild to Moderate Atopic Dermatitis

In group A, patients applied 0.1% tacrolimus ointment twice daily and in group B, patients applied 0.1% mometasone furoate ointment twice daily for 6 weeks or till clearance, respectively.

Comparison of efficacy and safety of topical 0.1% tacrolimus ointment versus 0.1% mometasone furoate ointment in mild to moderate chronic hand eczema

Group A individuals were treated by cauterization with 75% silver nitrate followed by fucidic acid ointment. Group-B individuals were treated with topical vasoconstrictor spray (xylometazoline 0.05% twice a day for one week) along with fucidic acid ointment.

COMPARISON OF CHEMICAL CAUTERY VERSUS TOPICAL VASOCONSTRICTORS IN IDIOPATHIC PEDIATRIC ANTERIOR EPISTAXIS

It's an ointment Starns said is a powerful medicine that will heal tissue wounds quickly and completely.

Former Gallatin County woman announces patent for her wound cure ointment Patent

Transformative therapies company Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals (CCP) disclosed on Wednesday that it has been awarded the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) rare pediatric disease designation for diacerein 1% ointment (CCP-020) for the treatment of epidermolysis bullosa (EB).

Castle Creek wins US FDA's rare pediatric disease designation for diacerein 1% ointment for epidermolysis bullosa

American experts have pointed out that ointments made of curry powder can treat erectile dysfunction, and a compound found in turmeric has been isolated as the key factor.

Turmeric powder can treat erection problems: Study

However, in this study, ACV ointment was used to evaluate physical properties of OTC drugs as well as prescription drugs (original drugs and generic products).

Evaluation between the Usability and Physicochemical Property of Acyclovir Ointments

"Aquaphor Ointment Body Spray is a patent-pending, non-ozone-depleting aerosol system that delivers a fine, continuous spray, even upside-down," the launch announcement stated.

Innovation Key For Beiersdorf

Aquaphor has introduced the most dramatic innovations in its 90-year history; the Ointment Body Spray and Fast Relief Diaper Rash Paste.

Innovation is driving force at Beiersdorf

All the patients presenting with cushingoid features and history of using nappy rash ointment who presented for the first time during the study period were included.

Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome in children presenting at Children's Hospital Lahore using nappy rash ointments

The trial randomized 376 patients with mild-to-severe psoriasis to Cal/BD aerosol foam, Cal/BD ointment, foam vehicle, or ointment vehicle.

Superior efficacy of the fixed combination calcipotriene plus betamethasone dipropionate in an innovative aerosol foam versus ointment, in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

PUREPOTIONS SKIN SALVAL VAL TVAT VA ION MOISTURISING OINTMENT THE 100% natural ingredients in this organic ointment soothe and repair easily irritated or eczema-prone skin, nourishing, hydrating and delivering essential fatty acids to dry, irritated areas.