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I have seen some people comment about getting either cream or ointment and I was wondering what the difference is.
I was given clobetasol propionate cream .05%
Is this good, bad or just different things work for different people?
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sue162 DonnaCanada
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Hi DonnaCanada.
i got the Clob cream from hospital but I found it was thick and hard to spread especially at the beginning of applying it if it is sore so I asked GP for the ointment version which was Dermovate and the ointment spreads easier and I think goes deeper. I asked the pharmacist if it's the same and she said it is same ingredients, hope that helps. I have excema and have betnovate for it but always in ointment as I found the ointment you need so much less,
yvonne20 DonnaCanada
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Hi Donna, I too have L's. About 8 years now I have suffered, I too have dermovate 0.5% which I use when I have a flare up then when things calm down I use eumovate 0.5% every day. Now I use it about 4 times a week. But also have some ointment called epiderm in which I put in my bath water after I've made it in liquid form by adding hot water to it then pour it into the bath water. I'm also going to try baking soda mixed with water to the bath water. Hope this helps.xxx
viv15674 DonnaCanada
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My doctor's office once called in the cream instead of ointment my mistake for my refill, so I tried it. I didn't care for it at all. I prefer the ointment, which feels like it absorbs into the skin better.