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Has anyone tried topical cream from a formulating pharmacy made of ?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Sep 30, 2023 | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
I think you mean topical cream. Subdermal means placed under the skin. But yes, I’ve found these creams to be very helpful for painful joints and muscles. It must be prepared by a compounding pharmacy. If your doctor isn’t sure of the ingredients and preparation to use, the compounding pharmacist can share the prescriptions details with your doctor, then he/she should be happy to prescribe it for you. I found this through my neurologist, and they refer to it as “pain cream”.
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Years ago my pain specialist put in a prescription for a pain cream to be formulated by a local compounding store. It was a small jar of a white cream. I applied it to my back and butt, where the majority of my pain was. I think it cost about $50 since it wasn't covered by insurance. If it did anything, I couldn't notice it. I saw that the key ingredient was lidocaine, 2%.
A while later I bought a 4 oz. bottle of Aspercreme for about $16, 4% lidocaine. I could actually feel a little pain mitigation from it. Don't always assume that a costly Rx will work better than an OTC product, especially tking into account the cost.