Re: Neutral bases for Lidocaine Cotton Ball treatment?

[Guest guest]

> Lately, I've been experimenting with

> bases in the past few weeks to substitute for petrolatum. Does anyone

> know of a safe, neutral base with an ointment-like texture similar to

> petrolatum, that seems to be relatively neutral?

My wife asked her Dr. if she could get a prescription for lidocaine

compounded in something other than the polyethylene glycol base that

she has now. The Dr. said the pharmacist didn't know what

" compounding " was! The pharmacist also said that my wife was more

likely reacting to the lidocaine and not the polyethylene glycol.

That may be true as she doesn't have a problem with propolyne glycol

which is a related compound. We're going to also try Vagisil as it

has benzocaine instead of lidocaine to see if she is more comfortable

with that.

Roque

[Guest guest]

Hi Roque,

Is it possible for you and your wife to find a compounding pharmacist

nearby? Does her doctor know of any? It sounds like the pharmacist

is really not well equipped to assess whether or not your wife is

reacting to the polyethylene glycol.

> My wife asked her Dr. if she could get a prescription for lidocaine

> compounded in something other than the polyethylene glycol base that

> she has now. The Dr. said the pharmacist didn't know what

> " compounding " was! The pharmacist also said that my wife was more

> likely reacting to the lidocaine and not the polyethylene glycol.

> That may be true as she doesn't have a problem with propolyne glycol

> which is a related compound. We're going to also try Vagisil as it

> has benzocaine instead of lidocaine to see if she is more comfortable

> with that.

> Roque

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi Roque,

>

> Is it possible for you and your wife to find a compounding pharmacist

> nearby? Does her doctor know of any? It sounds like the pharmacist

> is really not well equipped to assess whether or not your wife is

> reacting to the polyethylene glycol.

>

>

>

We're still looking for another pharmacist who understands

" compounding " . Even if my wife is really reacting to the lidocaine,

she wants to know her options in case she develops a sensitivity to

something in her Esterace cream or any of the other stuff she may have

to apply down there. So far, it seems that the local pharmacists are

happy to mix together anything that is legal and that we have a

prescription for. So, don't give up if you are in the same situation

and your HMO is being difficult.

Roque