Duofilm Wart Treatment

What is Duofilm?

Duofilm is a topical solution is for the treatment of warts, verrucas, corns and calluses. 

How does Duofilm work?

It contains two medicines called salicylic acid and lactic acid. It works by softening the skin of a wart, causing it to peel off.

Duofilm is used to treat warts.

• A wart is an infection in the top layers of the skin. It is caused by a virus.
• Warts can be spread when the virus touches damaged skin.
• It is more likely to spread in places which are warm and moist. This is why one of the most common places to catch warts is swimming pools.
• It can take from a few weeks to several months for the wart to appear.

Full details of how and when to use Duofilm can be found on the patient information leaflet here: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.1176.pdf