Formulation and efficacy studies of new topical anesthetic creams

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 505-512

  Kang, Lisheng ^a,b   Jun, H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Lidocaine; Local anesthetic; Tetracaine; Topical; Two phase melt system

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; TETRACAINE; THYMOL;

ADULT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG STABILITY; EDEMA; EMULSION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MELTING POINT; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLOR; PH MEASUREMENT; PHASE TRANSITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN IRRITATION; SOLID STATE; TITRIMETRY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

2-PROPANOL; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; SKIN; SOLUTIONS; TETRACAINE; THYMOL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0037570809     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DDC-120018639     Document Type: Article

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