abstract |
A pharmaceutical ointment being free from skin irritative actions contains 0.5 to 10 percent by mass of piroxicam, 15 to 30 per cent by mass of hydrophobic carrier(s), 60 to 75 per cent by mass of hydrophilic carrier(s), 0.1 to 10 per cent by mass of additive(s) and 2 to 5 per cent by mass of emulsifiers consisting of a poly(ethylene glycol) alkyl or alkenyl ether and a sorbitane ester of a fatty acid or an oleic acid in a mass ratio of 3:1 to 1:3. |