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[Anonymous No.9101032]

Hi, i know this is abit off topic but i figured its related to the medical field.

Ive just been perscribed protopic, its a strong cream for exzma but the 0.03 is just for children and i should be taking the 0.1%. I have a few questions:

Does the percentage mean that 99.97% of this cream is just a kind of netrual patroleum jelly or something and the other 0.03 is pure Tacrolimus (in this case).

If i apply 3 times as much, will it have the same effect? if will it just stack on top of each other and the cream at the top wont actual make contact with the skin.

If a condition can be cured by a 0.1% cream, will a 0.03% cure it but 3 times as slow? or is there like a borderline of strengh that needs to cure it for example anything below 0.05 will have no effect. Or is it different for every condition.

Thanks for any answers :)

[Anonymous No.9101051]

>>9101032
Just use what you have been prescribed retard.

[Anonymous No.9101057]

>>9101051
in my case its an extreamly rare condition, its not like the doctor knew what they were prescribing and the dose. Im the one that suggested protopic. So if i just follow what i been perscribed its kind of just the blind following the blind

[Anonymous No.9101103]

>>9101057
>blind following the blind
>DOCTOR = blind
>CUSTOMER = blind
>DOCTOR = CUSTOMER

hmm

[Anonymous No.9101106]

If you apply too much it may not get absorved easily, just use a normal amount. Twice a day morning and evening should do it anyway

[Anonymous No.9101111]

>>9101106
yeh ive applied it 2 times already today and im starting to get bad flu syntoms which is a side effect for this as it weakens the immune system. So i guess its absorbing

[Anonymous No.9101585]

>>9101032
the dilution will always be the same nomatter how often you apply it
but if you apply it and wait until it is absorbed and then apply it agein, you will absorb twice the amount

Huge quantaties of the gel might be bad for you tho