Health Boards
Thu-08-02-2018, 13:53 PM
(This post was last modified: Thu-08-02-2018, 18:55 PM by jiml. Edited 2 times in total.)
Having been prescribed enstilar by my dermatology department, and given a letter to take to my doctor so he could issue it ...I was surprised when I opened the package to have been given dovobet gel ...I queried this with the pharmacy department who assured me it was a generic version ....
Had I not been a member here I would probably have accepted that
But I said have you got your facts right the letter from the hospital clearly said Enstilar foam .....I asked her to double check with the doctor ......Because there is no generic version of enstilar
That evening I got a call saying that enstilar would be waiting for me to collect
Now I know there's no difference in the active ingredients to the gel, but the foam is supposed to be easier to apply and from what I've read the propellant makes it easier for the skin to absorb...
The reason for bringing this up is so others can question if given gel instead of foam and be sure they are correct ....there is no generic version
Had I not been a member here I would probably have accepted that
But I said have you got your facts right the letter from the hospital clearly said Enstilar foam .....I asked her to double check with the doctor ......Because there is no generic version of enstilar
That evening I got a call saying that enstilar would be waiting for me to collect
Now I know there's no difference in the active ingredients to the gel, but the foam is supposed to be easier to apply and from what I've read the propellant makes it easier for the skin to absorb...
The reason for bringing this up is so others can question if given gel instead of foam and be sure they are correct ....there is no generic version
and I’m sure a lot of people will accept it not realising the difference
