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Drugs for Itchy Skin

List of drugs used to treat the medical condition called Itchy Skin. Click on the drug to find more information including the brand names,dose,side-effects, adverse events, when to take the drug and the price of the drug.

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Generic and Trade Names of Drugs for Treatment of Itchy Skin

Alclometasone Dipropionate

Alclometasone is a synthetic steroid medication prescribed to treat variety of skin disorders such as atopic dermatitis, eczema, contact dermatitis, allergic dermatitis, and rashes aiming to reduce the itching, swelling, and redness.

Ammonium Lactate

Ammonium Lactate is a moisturizer, prescribed for dry, scaly, itchy skin normally used along with other medications.

Trade Names :

LAK-AM-LACT lotion®

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Bifonazole

Bifonazole is used for the treatment of fungal skin infections like ringworm including jock itch and athlete’s foot.

Cetirizine

Cetirizine is an antihistamine, prescribed for allergic reactions.

Trade Names :

Kofrid | Xpect A | Carcet FC | Dexphen | Cetdex | Xpen D (100 ml) | Xpen -D | Bocet -BD | Cetri -Plus | Trozan -OD (60 ml)

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Cinchocaine

Cinchocaine is a potent amino amide local anesthetic, prescribed to relieve itching and pain caused by minor burns, sunburns, cuts, scratches, insect bites, poison ivy and in ear drop solutions.

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Dupilumab

Dupilumab is prescribed for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (a skin disorder in which the skin is dry and itchy with red and scaly rashes) in adult patients who do not respond to topical therapies or who cannot tolerate the medicines that are normally used to treat it.

Fluoxetine

Fluoxetine is an antidepressant, prescribed for depression and anxiety.

Trade Names :

Xerodep - A | Flutop (20+0.25) | Fluxozam | Depoxit -Plus | Albiz - FX | Altin | Ateez -F | Alprawin F T | Elflu | Zedel A

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Gabapentin

Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant, prescribed for postherpetic neuralgia, and epilepsy.

Trade Names :

Dobin | Encentin | Encentin (300 mg) | Encentin (400 mg) | Gaba | Gabacent | Gabacent (300 mg) | Gabaciz | Gabalept | Gabalept (300 mg)

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Hydrocortisone

Hydrocortisone is a corticosteroid, prescribed for severe allergies, arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis and skin conditions.

Trade Names :

Locoid Lipo | Cort - H | Lycor Cream | Primacort | Locoid Lipo | Hisone Tab | Hycoson | Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate Inj. B.P. | Primacort | Unicort

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Luliconazole

Luliconazole is used to treat the fungal infections of the skin caused by the organisms such as Trichophyton rubrum and Epidermophyton floccosum.

Trade Names :

Lilac Cream | Lilac Lotion | LULIC GEL | LULISE CREAM

Nystatin and Triamcinolone

Nystatin and Triamcinolone contains antifungal and steroid drugs, prescribed for itching, inflammation, and pain.

Piperazine

Piperazine citrate is used as a second-line treatment for treating roundworm infections caused by Ascaris lumbricoides and pinworm infections caused by Enterobius vermicularis (oxyuris).

Trade Names :

Avizine (500mg) | Piperazine Citrate (500mg) | Piperazine Adipate (450mg) | Piperazine Citrate (30ml) (Agron Remedies) | Piperazine Citrate Elixir (50ml) | Piperazine Citrate (115ml) | Avizine (30ml) | Piperazine Citrate (30ml) | Anypar (30ml) | Piperazine Citrate (771.42mg)

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Prednicarbate

Prednicarbate is a new topical corticosteroid, prescribed for inflammation and itching caused by certain skin conditions.

Trade Names :

DERMATOP cream | STEROTOP cream

Tacrolimus

Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant, prescribed for preventing organ rejection during transplantation.

Trade Names :

Seegraf (0.5mg) | Crolim | Seegraf (1 mg) | Crolim (5 mg) | Vingraf (0.5 mg) | Tacrograf | Tacromus (0.5 mg) | Olmis Cap | Pangraf | Tacrograf 1

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