Winning the war on warts with topical treatments

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Winning the war on warts with topical treatments

Carmen Pope

A frog with a lot of warts helmet
An armamentarium of pharmacy treatments is available for warts on the hands, body and feet [Image generated by AI Firefly]

Healthcare Handbook editor and clinical pharmacist Carmen Pope reviews the different types of warts and the treatments available

ESTHER BRINGS HER nine-year-old son into the pharmacy and shows you five warts he has, four on his fingers and one on his knee. She says he has had th
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