benzoic and salicylic acids ointment

benzoic and salicylic acids ointment
[USP] a preparation of benzoic acid and salicylic acid in a ratio of about 2:1 in a suitable ointment, used topically as an antifungal and keratolytic agent in the treatment of tinea pedis; called also Whitfield o.

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