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. 2021 Mar 12;19(2):75–84. doi: 10.1089/adt.2020.995

Table 1.

In-House Trials of Acyclovir Cream Formulations

Ingredients Quantity (% w/w)
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
Acyclovir 5 5 5 5 5 5
Cetostearyl alcohol 6.75 6.75 6.75 6.75 6.75 6.75
Sodium lauryl sulfate 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75
Liquid paraffin 5 5 5 12.5 5 5
White soft paraffin 12.5 12.5 12.5 5 12.5 12.5
Poloxamer 407 1 1 1 1 1 1
Propylene glycol 40 60 40
Polyethylene glycol 200 40
Polyethylene glycol 4000 40
Purified water q.s. q.s. q.s. q.s. q.s. q.s.