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MeSH Heading: Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies
Tree Number(s): D26.255.955; E07.357.750
Unique ID: D014622
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014622
Annotation: IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific drug (IM)
Scope Note: Medicated dosage forms for topical application in the vagina. A cream is a semisolid emulsion containing suspended or dissolved medication; a foam is a dispersion of a gas in a medicated liquid resulting in a light, frothy mass; a jelly is a colloidal semisolid mass of a water soluble medicated material, usually translucent.
Entry Term(s): Vaginal Cream; Vaginal Creams; Vaginal Creams, Foams and Jellies; Vaginal Foam; Vaginal Foams; Vaginal Gel; Vaginal Jellies; Vaginal Jelly; Vaginal Tablet; Vaginal Tablets
Previous Indexing: Dosage Forms (1966-1974)
See Also: Spermatocidal Agents
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS AND JELLIES 1975-2006
History Note: 2007 (1975)
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2015/06/23

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

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)

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