Pharmacy

Pharmacy

Friday, June 26, 2015

Ointment







Ointment
  • Consisted medicament s (dissolve or distributed)  
  • Usually oily preparation 
  • Main containing a surfactant emulsifying agents
  • Easy to wash off than ointment
  • Use as emollient of protects use, drug diversionary
  • Use as antiseptic
  • Local anesthetic
  • Applied with or without massage
  • Prepares by simple mixing or fusion. (Ex: with field’s ointment B.P., Calamine ointment B.P., Sulphide and Salicylic acid ointment B.P. – mixing method ) (Ex: emulsifying ointment B.P., simple ointment, paraffin ointment B.P.)


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