Ointments and Babies

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How to administer eye drops and ointments.

Eye drops and eye ointments are the main treatment for most eye conditions and after eye surgery or surgery to the periocular structures. This article outlines the role nurses play in ensuring the safe administration of topical eye medication and that patients adhere to their treatment regimens.

Antibacterial Ointments Versus Petrolatum-Based Ointments in Clean Wounds for Wound Healing

Background: Clean wounds are a frequent occurrence in the medical field and medical providers provide varied advice for wound care. Topical antibacterial ointments are commonly used to facilitate wound healing in patients with these types of wounds. Topical antibacterial ointments have been shown to cause allergic contact dermatitis, may cause an increase in antibiotic resistance, and may be eq...

On the Sterility of Eye Ointments.

HARDLY a year passes without a publication on the sterility of eye drops or ofmethods of ensuring freedom from contaminants. On ophthalmic ointments, however, the literature is sparse. Fisher, Accousti, and Thompson (1943) found that ointments containing 5 per cent. "sulfanilamide, sulfathiazole, or sulfadiazine" in a water-dispersible base may become contaminated. Lehrfeld and Donnelly (1948) ...

Survey of mixing commercially available corticosteroid ointments with other ointments and the anti-inflammatory activity of the admixtures.

We surveyed the prescriptions from the Department of Dermatology in a city hospital to determine the status of the use of admixtures of corticosteroid ointments with other ointments. Thirty percent of the prescriptions of topical ointment therapy for outpatients of the Department were for admixture ointments. They were prescribed for patients aged 2 months to over 90 years. The mixing ratios of...