| abstract |
An ointment base useful as a vehicle for a broad range of medicament volumes and concentrations. The ointment base includes a stable emulsion of at least about 10 % by weight of each of water, one or more paraffins, and a liquid polyol; and less than about 10 % by weight of each of beeswax, cetostearyl alcohol, a 4-hydroxy benzoic acid lower alkyl ester, a surface active agent, and a dispersing agent. |