title: [Dexamethasone in a non-registered ointment from the Far East].
abstract: The Oriental cream Piyan Ping 999 has been used in the Netherlands as an unlicensed product. Chemical analysis revealed the presence of dexamethasone and dexamethasone-21-acetate in pharmacologically relevant concentrations. It was prescribed for 2 children; the 3-year-old girl had meanwhile developed bruises and small, poorly healing wounds.
authors.affiliation: Wetenschappelijk Instituut Nederlandse Apothekers, 's-Gravenhage.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: de Smet
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wagenaar
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Smeets
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009824:Ointments
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D009824:Ointments; D003907:Dexamethasone; C018038:dexamethasone acetate