netFormulary

Lancashire and South Cumbria
Formulary

13 Skin

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5-aminolevulinic acid Alacare^®

Formulary

Medicated plaster 8mg - Each medicated plaster of 4 cm² contains 8 mg 5-aminolevulinic acid, 2 mg per cm²

Alacare plasters are only recommended for single-use treatment of mild actinic keratoses lesions with a maximum diameter of 1.8cm on the face and scalp (hairless areas)

Diclofenac 3% Solaraze^®

Formulary

Gel 25g

Fluorouracil 5% Efudix^®

Formulary

Cream 40g

for actinic keratosis

for the treatment of small superficial basal-cell carcinomas in adults

Green treatment of superficial pre-malignant skin lesions

Imiquimod Aldara^®

Formulary

Cream 5%

for treatment of small superficial basal cell carcinoma in adults

Methyl-5-Aminolevulinate Metvix^®

Formulary

Cream 2g

Tirbanibulin Klisyri^®

Formulary

Ointment 10 mg/g

Each sachet contains 2.5 mg of tirbanibulin in 250 mg ointment.

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