Camphor toxicity
Background
- Common topical agent for pain relief, wart removal, osteoarthritis, cold sores
- FDA limits over the counter preparations to 11%[1]
- Highly lipophilic, widely and rapidly distributed
References
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- ↑ United States Food and Drug Administration. Proposed rules: external analgesic drug products for over-the-counter human use; tentative final monograph. Fed Reg 1983