Soft Zinc Paste

Products Soft zinc paste is usually produced in pharmacies. Retailers can also order it from specialized service providers. Finished medicines with similar properties are available (e.g., ZinCream Medinova). Production Zinc oxide (250) 30.0 g Lanolin 30.0 g White vaseline 60.0 g The zinc oxide is heated in a drying oven at 100°C. The lanolin and … Soft Zinc Paste

Potassium Permanganate

Products Pure potassium permanganate is available in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties Potassium permanganate (KMnO4, Mr = 158.0 g/mol) exists as a dark purple to brownish black, granular powder or as dark purple to nearly black, metallically lustrous crystals and is readily soluble in boiling water. The substance decomposes on contact with various organic … Potassium Permanganate

Dakin Solution

Products Dakin solution is available in pharmacies and drugstores as a homemade product. Finished medicines are also commercially available in some countries. The solution was developed by British chemist Henry Drysdale Dakin and French physician Alexis Carrel for wound treatment during the First World War. It saved countless lives in wartime surgery. Today, however, it … Dakin Solution

Copper Zinc Solution

Products Copper zinc solution is not commercially available as a finished drug in many countries and must be prepared in a pharmacy as an extemporaneous preparation. Retailers can also order it from specialized service providers. The copper–zinc solution is also called Eau d’Alibour (Alibour was a Frenchman). The terms “Dalibour solution” and “Dalibouri aqua”, which … Copper Zinc Solution

Dithranol

Products Medicines containing dithranol are no longer on the market in many countries. They can be imported from abroad or prepared as extemporaneous preparations in a pharmacy. Corresponding regulations can be found, for example, in the DMS. Dithranol is incorporated into petrolatum and thick kerosene, for example. Structure Dithranol (C14H10O3, Mr = 226.2 g/mol) is … Dithranol

Eosin

Products Eosin, from Greek , dawn, is commercially available as an aqueous solution for application to the skin. Structure and properties As a drug, eosin is yellowish (= eosin G, eosin Y, C20H6Br4Na2O5, Mr = 691.9 g/mol), the sodium salt of tetrabromofluorescein. It is also known as eosin disodium and as tetrabromofluorescein disodium and belongs … Eosin

Magisterial Recipes

Definition Most drugs today are pre-produced in large quantities and enter the market ready for use. However, drugs also exist that are produced in the laboratory by pharmacies on a doctor’s prescription for individual customers. These are referred to as extemporaneous preparations. The following is the definition according to the Federal Law on Medicinal Products … Magisterial Recipes

Menthol

Structure As menthol (C10H20O, r = 156.3 g/mol) is the naturally occurring (-)- or L-menthol (levomenthol, levomentholum). The European Pharmacopoeia contains two monographs: 1. menthol Levomentholum 2. racemic menthol Mentholum racemicum Menthol is a cyclic monoterpene alcohol. It has three asymmetric carbon atoms and occurs in four diastereomeric enantiomer pairs. Stem plants Menthol is found … Menthol

White Shake Mixture

Products White shaking mixture PM (Suspensio alba cutanea aquosa PM 1593) is not registered as a finished drug. It can be prepared in pharmacies and retailers can also obtain it from specialized suppliers. Ingredients A Bentonite 2.0 B Zinc oxide 15.0 C Talk 15.0 D Propylene glycol 15.0 E Purified water 53.0 The bentonite, zinc … White Shake Mixture

Triple Ointment

Products The ointment of three is prepared in pharmacies and possibly in drugstores. Specialty retailers may also have the ointment prepared by specialized service providers. Similar products are also available as ready-to-use medicines. Composition and preparation A Salicylic acid 3.0 g B Glycerol 85% 3.0 g C White petroleum jelly ad 100.0 g Rub the … Triple Ointment

Clioquinol

Products Clioquinol was available in many countries in combination with the glucocorticoid betamethasone as a cream or ointment (Betnovate-C). It was also formerly contained in Quadriderm (out of trade) and marketed under the name Vioform. In Germany, Linola Sept is approved as a monopreparation. Magistral formulations are commonly used in dermatology. The DMS contains some … Clioquinol

Urea Ointment

Products In many countries, urea ointment 40% is sold as a medical product (Onyster). A urea ointment can also be prepared in a pharmacy, for example as an extemporaneous formulation (see below). Bayer discontinued the sale of the Canesten nail set in 2016. In Germany and Austria, the urea ointment also contains the azole antifungal … Urea Ointment