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Medicines clobetasol propionateQuestion & answer

clobetasol propionate · Medicine question

What is the difference between cream and ointment?

iatroX medicinesMedicine guide reviewed 19 August 2026

The answer

Answer

Cream is less greasy and better suited to moist or weeping skin; ointment is greasier and better suited to dry, thickened or scaly lesions.

Sources for this answer

NHSNHS · NHS medicine guidance
Dermovate Cream — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics
Dermovate Ointment — Current selected SmPC

emc · Summary of Product Characteristics

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