Ichthammol 5% / Zinc oxide 15% in Yellow soft paraffin
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Active and completed clinical studies from ClinicalTrials.gov
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S. Anjum, M. Hashim, Sa Malik, et al.
Cancers, 2021
E. Shaba, J. Jacob, J. Tijani, et al.
Applied Water Science, 2021
F. Islam, Sheikh Shohag, Md. Jalal Uddin, et al.
Materials, 2022
A. K. Mandal, Saurav Katuwal, Felix Tettey, et al.
Nanomaterials, 2022
Th. Abhishek Singh, Anirudh Sharma, Neeraj Tejwan, et al.
Advances in colloid and interface science, 2021
K. Lee, C. Lai, Koh Sing Ngai, et al.
Water research, 2016
Jin-huan Jiang, Jiang Pi, Jiye Cai
Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications, 2018
H. Agarwal, S. V. Kumar, S. Rajeshkumar
Resource-Efficient Technologies, 2017
K. S. Siddiqi, Aziz Ur Rahman, Tajuddin, et al.
Nanoscale Research Letters, 2018
Hidayat Mohd Yusof, Rosfarizan Mohamad, Uswatun Hasanah Zaidan, et al.
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2019
Sources: aggregated from Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI), OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and other open scholarly databases. Retracted articles are excluded. Study information is provided for research purposes and does not constitute medical advice.
Scientific data (pharmacology, interactions, ADME) is not yet available for this medicine. Clinical sections are sourced from the NHS dm+d database.