FOAMADERM BASE WINS THE RACE

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1. Counselling Conundrum: a real question from a patient

2. Concise Conclusion: a straight-forward patient-friendly answer 

3. Quick Wrap-up 

Clearly, there are nuances that may not be captured in this format. The goal here is to provide you with helpful counselling tips which often draw from multiple sources or those which are not commonly accessed by busy healthcare providers serving the community.

Counselling Conundrum: "My medication was changed from diclofenac/Diffusimax 10% to diclofenac/Foamaderm 3%. All I asked was if there was something non-greasy; why did they make it weaker?"

Concise Conclusion: Great question! Fortunately, in addition to the Foamaderm being more cosmetically appealing, 3% is also equivalent in potency to 10% in Diffusimax.

Quick Wrap-up: As you are likely already aware, it's also much easier to dispense on the pharmacy side; simply add powder and allow to dissolve.

Dive Deeper

1) https://www.rstherapeutics.com/pharmacists

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