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Ointment Bases MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ointment Bases
Tree Number(s)
D26.650.523
D27.720.744.523
Unique ID
D009823
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009823
Annotation
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.
Registry Numbers
0
See Also
Ointments
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under PHARMACEUTIC AIDS 1975-90
Online Note
search PHARMACEUTIC AIDS 1968-74
History Note
91(75); was see under PHARMACEUTIC AIDS 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Ointment Bases Preferred
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