Keratoplastic ointment

Assignment

Prescribe keratoplastic ointment (magistraliter).

Solution

Variant 1

Rp.

Acidi salicylici 0,5–2,0
Unguenti simplicis ad 100,0

Misce ut fiat unguentum.

Da ad ollam.

Signa Externally, lubricate the affected areas in the morning and evening.


Unguentum simplex is a prepared mixture of stabilised pork fat (adeps suillus and propylis gallas) dissolved in ethanol, with the addition of bleached beeswax (cera alba) and cetylalcohol.

Variant 2

Rp.

Acidi salicylici 1,0

Vaselini flavi ad 50,0

M.f. ung.

D. ad oll.

S. To external use, lubricate the affected areas in the morning and evening.


Salicylic acid is keratoplastic at concentrations of 1-5%, while at 10% it is keratolytic.

Used literature

  • VONDRÁČKOVÁ, Hana. Receptura magistraliter [lecture for subject Farmakologie, specialization Všeobecné lékařství, 1. LF UK]. Praha. 18.4.2010. 
  • HEJLEK, Jan – JANÁT, Vratislav – JINDRA, Lumír. Prescriptiones magistrales. 4., upravené edition. Avicenum, 1976. 442 pp. 
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