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MeSH Heading: Ointments
Tree Number(s): D26.255.640
Unique ID: D009824
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009824
Annotation: IM general only; NIM (no qualifiers) with specific drug IM
Scope Note: Semisolid preparations used topically for protective emollient effects or as a vehicle for local administration of medications. Ointment bases are various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and plant oils and solid and liquid hydrocarbons.
Entry Term(s): Ointment; Paste; Pastes; Salve; Salves; Skin Ointment; Unguent; Unguents
NLM Classification #: QV 786.5.O5
See Also: Ointment Bases
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0015242
Scope Note: Semisolid preparations used topically for protective emollient effects or as a vehicle for local administration of medications. Ointment bases are various mixtures of fats, waxes, animal and plant oils and solid and liquid hydrocarbons.
Terms: Ointments Preferred Term
Term UI T029153
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Ointment
Term UI T000997079
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Salve
Term UI T000997080
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Salves
Term UI T029154
Date02/23/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Unguents
Term UI T029155
Date02/23/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Unguent
Term UI T000997081
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Ointments MeSH Descriptor Data 2024