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topical ocular medication included in the articles list? FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 00:27, 4 June 2012 (UTC) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1311526/?page=3[reply]

You find Ointment here. In fact, it is that Ointment is a Redirect page

• REDIRECT →Topical#Ointment.

But salve is not metioned here. I think it should be. --Schwab7000 (talk) 16:08, 20 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Long time user, first time editor, etc. This article seems to have one pretty big issue. As far as I can tell it is essentially two things:

• The Coles Notes of lectures given by Dr. David Edwards
• A very long list of classifications of topical medications, of which...
  • Some are barely there, such as Foam. Currently the line reads "Foam can be seen with topical steroid marketed for the scalp." It doesn't say much, really.
  • Others, like shake lotion probably don't even need a distinct category
  • Finally, ointment probably could have a page unto itself. Having done some digging I find that it previously was a discrete page of "Start" class under two projects.

Basically, I'm wondering if anybody has any strong feelings on what is the best approach to take with this page. I'm going to start making some edits tomorrow, but if you think it is in error just say the word.--Ejl389 (talk) 03:41, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support the August proposal to merge Topical medication and Topical drug delivery system, as the two have heavy overlap and are describing the same topic, although with a slightly different focus. The combined size is modest and the referencing on both is poor given the importance of this topic. So, its better to have one solid article than two weak ones. Klbrain (talk) 10:03, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  Y Merger complete. Klbrain (talk) 13:45, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]