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- From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
- Subject: Re: Elocon Ointment
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.234135.11210@spdcc.com>
- Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
- References: <7794.2A62E511@stjhmc.fidonet.org>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 23:41:35 GMT
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- In article <7794.2A62E511@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Don.Kulha@f7.n125.z1.fidonet.org (Don Kulha) writes:
- > I would appreciate some info on a medication my grandmother gets. It is
- >labeled ELOCON, a brand of Mometasone Furoate, Ointment 0.1
- > I'd like to know what it does, the active ingredient, etc. My Grandmother
- >is in a care home and this ointment is supposed to get applied to her ankles.
- >She scratches at them, though I don't know if a skin condition prompts the
- >reaction or the scratching brings about the condition. I suspect the former.
- > The stuff does the job well. No complaint. The lady can afford the stuff
- >if used properly but there's the rub. She's in a care home and if the folks
- >there apply it they use 10X too much...at $27 per 2g tube it can be
- >outrageously expensive. The person who cared for her recently passed away and
- >I'm trying to keep a close eye on Granny. She used to apply it for her. I was
- >wondering if there isn't other packaging of the same basic product or if there
- >is something commercial likey to do the job that I can ask her doctor about.
- >I'd like the idea of using an OTC product in a less powerful formulation for
- >preventive application and having the ELOCON around in case there's a flare
- >up.
-
- You might consider asking your grandmother's doctor if s/he thinks
- that 1% hydrocortisone cream or ointment (which is available without
- a prescription) might work as well. It really depends on the skin
- condition and its severity.
-
- --
- Steve Dyer
- dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
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