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Calamine lotion

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Also known as Calamine

Calamine, also known as calamine lotion, is a medication made from a combination of powdered zinc oxide and 0.5% ferric oxide (Fe2O3) that is used to treat mild itching. It benefits sunburn, insect bites, allergenic irritation, and other mild skin conditions, and may also help dry out secretions resulting from skin irritation. Its name comes from calamine, a historic name for the zinc ores smithsonite and hemimorphite.

Key facts

Drug.type
combo
Drug.image
Calamine lotion.png
Drug.alt
A puddle of a thin pink lotion, next to a pink plastic bottle
Drug.caption
A puddle of calamine lotion next to a pink plastic bottle
Drug.component1
zinc oxide
Drug.class1
astringent
Drug.component2
ferric oxide
Drug.class2
antipruritic
Drug.DailyMedID
Calamine
Drug.routes_of_administration
Topical
Drug.ATC_prefix
D02
Drug.ATC_suffix
AB
Drug.legal_US
OTC
Drug.CAS_number
8011-96-9
Drug.PubChem
23083748
Drug.ChemSpiderID
16112062
Drug.KEGG
D03284
Drug.ChEMBL
3989426

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
lotion
Material used
Mill scale
Image
Calamine lotion.png
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Commons category
Calamine lotion
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Encyclopedic overview

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Calamine, also known as calamine lotion, is a medication made from a combination of powdered zinc oxide and 0.5% ferric oxide (Fe2O3) that is used to treat mild itching. It benefits sunburn, insect bites, allergenic irritation, and other mild skin conditions, and may also help dry out secretions resulting from skin irritation. Its name comes from calamine, a historic name for the zinc ores smithsonite and hemimorphite.

Calamine is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. The lotion has been in use since 1500 BC and is now produced with additional ingredients such as phenol and calcium hydroxide.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calamine lotion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.