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Abstract
Medicated dosage forms for topical application in the vagina. A cream is a semisolid emulsion containing suspended or dissolved medication; a foam is a dispersion of a gas in a medicated liquid resulting in a light, frothy mass; a jelly is a colloidal semisolid mass of a water soluble medicated material, usually translucent.
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- Vaginal Creams, Foams and Jellies
- Vaginal Cream
- Vaginal Creams
- Vaginal Foam
- Vaginal Foams
- Vaginal Gel
- Vaginal Jellies
- Vaginal Jelly
- Vaginal Tablet
- Vaginal Tablets
- Cream, Vaginal
- Creams, Vaginal
- Foam, Vaginal
- Foams, Vaginal
- Gel, Vaginal
- Gels, Vaginal
- Jellies, Vaginal
- Jelly, Vaginal
- Tablet, Vaginal
- Tablets, Vaginal
- Vaginal Gels
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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IM general only; coordinate NIM with specific drug (IM)
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History Note
2007 (1975)
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- Dosage Forms (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014622. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014622
- Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73210137