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emollients
- fatty or oily substances
- soften and shields skin
- vehicle for fat-soluble drugs
- petrolatum
- roswater ointment
- hydrous wool fat (lanolin)
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demulcent agents
- alleviate irritation
- usually applied in sticky preparations
- can be topical, lozenge or liquid
- i.e. starch, cream, egg white, milk
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astringent
- precipitate protein
- contracts and whitens skin
- reduce inflammation
- toughens skin
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counterirritants
- irritate unbroken skin
- relieve deep pain in muscles and joints
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rubefacients
- produce warmth
- produce local vasodilation
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vesicants
- strong irritation
- may cause blisters
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keratolytics
- cause sloughing of hardened epithelium
- cauterizes ulcers and destroys tissue in calluses and warts
- benzoic and salicylic acids
- resorcinol
- lactic acid
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local anisthetics have which suffix?
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antifungals
- treat fungal infections of skin
- topical and oral
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antimonilial
- combat yeast-like infection (moniliasis/candidiasis) by candida albicans
- affects warm macerated areas usually
- prevalent after antibiotic usage
- increased risk w/ DM and obesity
- tablets , creams, ointments
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general antiinfective agents
- ethyl alcohol
- isopropyl alcohol
- hexachlorophene (active ingredient in antiseptic soaps)
- benzalkonium chloride
- hydrogen peroxide
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hexachlorophene
- active ingredient in antiseptic scrubs
- do not use on infants
- do apply to abraded skin of anyone
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photosenstizing agents
- cosmetics
- pigments and dyes in clothes and tattos
- plants
- hexachlorophen or bithionol
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topical corticosteroids
antiinflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive
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photosensitizing meds
- oral contraceptives
- benadryl
- lasix
- glyburide
- ibuprofen
- keoconazole
- retinoic acid
- sulfa
- tetracycline
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drugs used to treat acne
- tretinoin (retinoic acid, retin-a)
- isotretinoin (accutane)
- benzoyl peroxide
- ertyhromycin topical gel
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