KOFUAN OINTMENT

Atopical medicationis amedicationthat is applied to a particular place on or in the body.‍​‍‍‍​‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍​‍ Most often, topical medications are applied to theskinormucous membranes, viacreams,foams,gels,lotions, orointments.Many topical medications are epicutaneous, meaning that they are applied directly to the skin. Topical medications may also beinhalational, such asasthma medications, or applied to the surface of tissues other than the skin, such aseye dropsapplied to theconjunctiva, orear dropsplaced in the ear, or medications applied to the surface of atooth. The wordtopicalderives fromGreekτοπικόςtopikos, "of a place".