Bruise (Hematoma) Symptoms and Causes

Symptoms Possible symptoms of a bruise (technical term: hematoma) include swelling, pain, inflammation, and discoloration of the skin that changes (red, blue, purple, green, yellow, brown) during the healing process. This text refers to simple and small-surface complaints that can be considered for self-medication. Causes The cause of a hematoma is blood leaking from injured … Bruise (Hematoma) Symptoms and Causes

NSAID

Products Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are available in numerous dosage forms. These include film-coated tablets, tablets, sustained-release tablets, oral suspensions, oral granules, suppositories, NSAID eye drops, lozenges, emulsifying gels, and creams (selection). The first active ingredient from this group was salicylic acid, which was used medicinally in the 19th century in the form of the … NSAID

Etofenamat

Products Etofenamate is commercially available as gel, emgel, spray, and patch (Rheumalix, Rheumalix forte, Traumalix, Traumalix forte). It has been approved in many countries since 1993. Structure and properties Etofenamate (C18H18F3NO4, Mr = 369.4 g/mol) exists as a yellowish, viscous liquid that is practically insoluble in water. Like mefenamic acid and flufenamic acid, it is … Etofenamat

Pain Gels

Products Pain gels are available in pharmacies and drugstores from a variety of suppliers. Structure and properties Gels consist of gelled liquids. They are made with suitable swelling agents (gelling agents). These include, for example, celluloses and starches. The pharmacopoeia distinguishes between hydrophilic gels and lipophilic gels with a fat content (emgels, lipogels). Active ingredients … Pain Gels

Flufenamic Acid

Products Flufenamic acid is commercially available as cream, gel, emgel, and ointment exclusively in combination preparations for external use (e.g., Assan). It was developed in the 1960s. Structure and properties Flufenamic acid (C14H10F3NO2, Mr = 281.23 g/mol) belongs to the anthranilic acid derivatives and fenamates, like etofenamate and mefenamic acid. Effects Flufenamic acid (ATC M01AG03) … Flufenamic Acid