DESONIDE OINTMENT vs PREDNISONE

27F, 5'7", 115 lbs, white; location: midwest USA PMH: Narcolepsy; Famililal hypercholesterolemia; POTS Medications: Concerta 54 mg daily (since 2011); Armodafinil 150 mg TID (since 2012); Atorvastatin 20 mg (started taking 7/10/23); Copper IUD (placed late May 2023); Fexofenadine HCl 60 mg every Fri

Hi everyone. I've had a lip rash that hasn't fully gone away. It started last year with no prior lip issues in my life. Here is a link to some photos: [https://imgur.com/a/UnpBSyD](https://imgur.com/a/UnpBSyD) **Information:** \-36/m \-I think my immune system is generally good and haven't been sick

Since i was about 16 almost 17 ive been dealing with dandruff, peeling skin and rashes on my face, shoulders, chest, arms, and legs. Ive seen 2 or 3 dermatologists about this issue and they told me it was “Seborrhea”. I’ve tried a multitude of OTC and Prescription creams and shampoos all having limi

28, male, 6’, 140lbs, approximately 3 months of same symptoms but not as bad as when it began. Smoker, 1/2 to full pack a day Medications used-desonide ointment, twice a day used approximately 6/7 days a week for a month, not much improvement but didn’t go back to legions like when it first began. A

(29F, 5'3, 130 lbs, occasional drinking, no smoking or drugs) I had some kind of of infection (one derm said it looked bacterial, another said infected eczema outbreak, my dentist thought it seemed like a cold sore that got spread around the entirety of my lips). After that was taken care of from a

M 19 120 5'8 white healthy Hello! I applied desonide ointment on a patch of skin to help heal it and I think I may have had an allergic reaction to it possibly? I've been prescribed it before and I never had any reaction but now I have red spots all over my belly and under my arms should I wait or

Edit: I deleted the vaping post a while ago because doctors kept judging me for it. I’ve kept screenshots of it, they were moderators telling me NOT to go to the ER making me feel stupid. At eosinophil of 5800. So yeah. I’m not lying about the post I just deleted it because of anxiety before the hos

31F, don’t want to give too much identifying info since there aren’t that many bat rehabilitators in the world. No relevant PMH. I’m normally the one answering questions about rabies, not asking them, but this is more than I know and more than my doctor knows, so I’m hoping this might happen to be s

Hi everyone, 6 year old male. 43 pounds. 45 inches tall. Caucasian. Canada. No allergies. Medical conditions: asthma. Medications: Advair BID, and Ventolin PRN. Was prescribed Prednisone for a possible asthma exacerbation, and recieved one 20mL dose on Wednesday morning then went to school, and caug

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Hi everyone (throwaway account here), I need help on how to proceed with a meeting I am going to have with my staff pharmacist who got caught on camera stealing drugs at 5 different instances in the past 3 months. All drugs were non narcotic for personal use such as cochicine, nitrofurantoin, naprox

Yesterday, I had a prescriber send over 12 seperate prednisone rx's trying to do a taper. Today, I had a prescriber writing for the 2.4mg wegovy but to inject 0.5mg. I asked them if they instructed the patient on how to get 0.5mg out of a pen designed to inject 2.4mg and they said "no, why? did the

Before official corona virus news started trickling in, I recall a large number of people coming into the pharmacy for a few months with a terrible cough that wouldn’t go away. For the most part these were regulars I had known for years with no outstanding health problems. Now that I think back we w

Hello. Just got a message from pharmacy about norco for chronic pain in an elderly patient, “alternative requested, please add icd code, is patient seeing pain specialist.” I do appreciate the concern, however in this particular patient I believe it is warranted, (she has tried several other class