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close this bookDrugs Formulary for Health Center - Ethiopia (DACA; 2004; 222 pages)
View the documentACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
View the documentINTRODUCTION
Open this folder and view contentsGENERAL ADVICE TO PRESCRIBERS
Open this folder and view contents2. CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents3. RESPIRATORY DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents4. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS
Open this folder and view contents5. DRUGS USED IN ANESTHESIA
Open this folder and view contents6. DRUGS USED IN MUSCULOSKELETAL AND JOINT DISEASE
Open this folder and view contents7. ANTI-INFECTIVE
Open this folder and view contents8. DRUGS USED IN ENDOCRINE DISORDERS AND CONTRACEPTIVES.
View the document9. OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGICAL MEDICATIONS
Open this folder and view contents10. BLOOD PRODUCTS AND DRUGS AFFECTING THE BLOOD
Open this folder and view contents11. DRUGS FOR CORRECTING WATER, ELECTROLYTE AND ACID - BASE DISTURBANCES
Open this folder and view contents12. VITAMINS
Open this folder and view contents13. ANTIHISTAMINES AND ANTIALLERGICS
Open this folder and view contents14. OPHTHALMIC AGENTS
Open this folder and view contents15. EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PREPARATIONS
close this folder16. DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS
View the document16.1. Anti-infective, Topical
View the document16.2. Anti-Inflammatories, Topical
View the document16.3. Anti-infective/Anti-inflammatory Combinations
View the document16.4. Keratolytics/caustics and Antiacne Agents
View the document16.5. Drugs for Psoriasis and Eczema
View the document16.6. Antiprurities
View the document16.7. Skin Disinfecting Agents
View the document16.8. Dermatologicals, Others
View the document17. ANTIDOTES AND OTHER SUBSTANCES USED IN POISONING
View the document18. IMMUNOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS
View the document19. MISCELLANEOUS
View the documentAPPENDIXES
View the documentGLOSSARY
View the documentADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING FORM
View the documentBACK COVER
 

16.8. Dermatologicals, Others

Paraffin Gauze Dressing

Paraffin Gauze Dressing - is Fabric of Leno weave, weft and warp threads of cotton and/or viscose yarn, impregnated with white or yellow soft paraffin.

Indications: - treatment of abrasions, burns, and other injuries of skin, and ulcerative conditions; post-operatively as a penile and vaginal dressing and for sinus packing; heavier loading for skin graft transfer.

Talc Dusting powder

Indications: - used in folds where a friction may occur between opposing skin surfaces.

Cautions: - they should not be applied in areas that are very moist as they tend to take and abrade the skin.

Methylsalicylate*

* Any other rubefacient proven to be therapeutically effective can be used


Methyl salicylate is irritant to the skin and is used topically in rubefacient preparations in musculoskeletal, joint and soft-tissue disorders and for minor peripheral vascular disorders such as chilblains. It is absorbed through intact skin and can produce effects typical of systemic salicylates.

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