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Ointment Bases
Medical Definition: | 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. |
Guide Notes: | IM for general only; NIM when specific drug is IM; when IM, D25-26 qualif; when NIM, no qualif |
Ointment Bases Medical Definitions and Terms
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