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antipruritic
Sign in to saveAlso known as anti-itching drug, anti-itching agent, antipruritic drug, antipruritic agent, Antipruritic Agents, Antipruritic Drugs
Antipruritics, abirritants, or anti-itch drugs, are medications that inhibit itching (Latin: pruritus). Itching is often associated with sunburns, allergic reactions, eczema, psoriasis, chickenpox, fungal infections, insect bites and stings like those from mosquitoes, fleas, mites, and contact dermatitis and urticaria caused by plants such as poison ivy (urushiol-induced contact dermatitis) or stinging nettle. Itching can also be caused by chronic kidney disease and related conditions.
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Within Vinony's link graph, antipruritic is referenced by 197 other articles, and connects out to psoriasis, itch and urticaria.
It is catalogued under the topic Antipruritics.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Research
31,555 papers- Antidepressants as antipruritic agents: A review.European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2018
- Antipruritic Effects of Botulinum Neurotoxins.Toxins · 2018
- Systematic review on antipruritic therapies for patients with Epidermolysis bullosa.The Journal of dermatological treatment · 2024
- Prurigo nodularis: Pathogenesis and management.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2020
- Antipruritic treatment with systemic μ-opioid receptor antagonists: a review.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2010
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Types
- Topical
- Systemic drugs
- Substances proposed to act antipruritically, but not used medically
- Alternative treatments
- Effectiveness
- Treating itch associated with disease
- Treating itch directly
- Traditional Chinese medicine
- Adverse effects
- Systemic corticosteroids
- Topical corticosteroids
- Antihistamines
- μ-Opioid receptor antagonists
- Immunosuppressants
- Capsaicin
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
Antipruritics, abirritants, or anti-itch drugs, are medications that inhibit itching (Latin: pruritus). Itching is often associated with sunburns, allergic reactions, eczema, psoriasis, chickenpox, fungal infections, insect bites and stings like those from mosquitoes, fleas, mites, and contact dermatitis and urticaria caused by plants such as poison ivy (urushiol-induced contact dermatitis) or stinging nettle. Itching can also be caused by chronic kidney disease and related conditions.
Abirritants consist of a large group of drugs belonging to different classes with varying mechanisms to treat itch. They may work either directly or indirectly to relieve itch, and evidence on their effectiveness varies from one class to another. Some alternative medicines are also used to treat itch. Side effects of abirritants also vary depending on the class of the drug. Even before the emergence of modern evidence-based medicine, abirritants had already been used in many civilizations, but practices and choice of drugs differ by culture.
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