Medical Material
ointment bases
oint·ment ba·ses
Definitions related to ointment bases:
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A nonaqueous vehicle for topical products. The major component of an ointment and controls its physical properties. (Adapted from Medicinescomplete)U.S. FDA GlossaryU.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
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A non-aqueous, semisolid vehicle used as a foundation for ointment formulations.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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