Ointment Bases

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.

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Networked: 15 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 2 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Bauer, A: 2 articles (01/2011 - 08/2000)
2.	Geier, J: 2 articles (01/2011 - 08/2000)
3.	Oehme, S: 1 article (01/2011)
4.	Shigeyama, Masato: 1 article (02/2004)
5.	Futamura, M: 1 article (06/2001)
6.	Kawashima, Y: 1 article (06/2001)
7.	Murakawa, T: 1 article (06/2001)
8.	Oogaya, T: 1 article (06/2001)
9.	Shibata, H: 1 article (06/2001)
10.	Shigeyama, M: 1 article (06/2001)

Related Diseases

1.	Contact Dermatitis (Eczema, Contact) 03/01/1969 - "[Experimental studies on contact hypersensitivity to ointment bases]." 12/01/1968 - "[Contact sensitivity to undeclared (subsidiary) constituents of ointment bases]." 01/01/2011 - "Recommended patch test series (German Contact Dermatitis Research Group) are standard series, local anaesthetics series, topical antibiotics, antimycotics, steroids, ointment bases and preservative series as well as the patients' own products."
2.	Infertility (Sterility) 01/01/1970 - "[Studies on the sterility of some ointment bases, oils and ointments in the course of their preservation]."
3.	Hypersensitivity (Allergy) 08/01/2000 - "In general, active agents of topical medications and popular remedies, preservatives and ointment bases appeared to cause allergic reactions most frequently. " 01/03/1975 - "In 1971 and 1972, there were 85 patients with drug-induced eczema reactions (allergic reactions to the ointment bases and preservatives have not been taken into consideration). " 09/21/1979 - "Only two subjects (0.09%) had contact allergy proved by closed patch testing, while 20 (0.9%) had nonallergic irritant reactions to 20% neomycin sulfate and 17 (0.78%) had nonallergic reactions to one of the hydrophilic ointment bases. "
4.	Pressure Ulcer (Bedsore) 06/01/2001 - "We clinically evaluated the effectiveness of the bedsore treatment, in which different ointment bases were applied to patients at different stages of the bedsore. " 02/01/2004 - "[Preparation of a gel-forming ointment base applicable to the recovery stage of bedsore and clinical evaluation of a treatment method with different ointment bases suitable to each stage of bedsore]." 06/01/2001 - "One category comprised of 11 subjects was treated with a povidone-iodine sugargel, which was the conventional method in our hospital, while the other 11 subjects were treated by the use of the newly developed ointment bases in consideration for the different stages of the bedsore. " 06/01/2001 - "[Preparation of a gel-forming ointment base applicable to the recovery stage of bedsore and clinical evaluation of a treatment method with different ointment bases suitable to each stage of bedsore]." 02/01/2004 - "An ointment base for better treatment of bedsores was developed to improve the release rate of minocycline hydrochloride (MH) and the water absorption capacity using various types of hydrophobic to hydrophilic ointment bases. "
5.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 01/01/2023 - "These findings provide information for the selection of ointment bases useful for application to skin wounds in patients with diabetes." 01/01/2023 - "Each of the three ointment bases was applied to the skin wound area in normal rats, and there was no difference in the therapeutic effect. " 04/01/1984 - "The effect of some ointment bases on the systemic absorption of tobramycin from various wound surfaces of burned patients." 04/01/1984 - "Three kinds of 0.2 per cent tobramycin ointment were prepared with tobramycin and 3 ointment bases (cream, polyethylene glycol and hydrophilic petrolatum), and applied to the various wound surfaces of 5 burned patients. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Ointments (Pastes)
2.	Oils
3.	Polyethylene Glycols (Polyethylene Glycol)
4.	Minocycline (Cyclops)
5.	Therapeutic Uses
6.	Tacrolimus (Prograf)
7.	Tobramycin (Nebcin)
8.	Steroids
9.	Povidone-Iodine (Betadine)
10.	Petrolatum (Vaseline)