Has anyone tried topical cream from a formulating pharmacy made of ?

Posted by ken80 @ken80, Sep 28, 2023

I’ve been using it and added 20 minutes to my morning walk and enabled use of a stationary bike. Prior to using this formulation I was in much pain after walking twenty minutes.

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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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@julbpat

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.

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@heisenberg34

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.

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Thanks. While looking for other pain mitigation I have found the formula I received from the pharmacy to be very effective.

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This made me look at my pump bottle. It has gabapentin, amitriptylene, lidocaine, ketoprofen, flurbiprofen and baclifen. It costs $115 and is mailed from a compounding pharmacy in another town. Less expensive than using the pharmacy here. I use a small amount on my hips at night. When this isn’t enough, I use prescription 5% lidocaine patches.

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Thanks. Mine only has 3 ingredients. Ketamine, gabapantin and lidocaine. Works for a while but expensive.

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I use a cream like this it , works but is only temporary I do pay out of pocket but it’s worth it. Good luck

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Mine got me through a 45 minute walk this morning.

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