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calamine
Dosage:
Apply QID/PRN for poison ivy/oak itching.
Calamine is very drying & is most appropriate for weeping wounds.
Contraindications:
pregnancy-category ?
safety in lactation ?
General
dermatologic agent
References
- The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed.
Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996.
- Department of Veterans Affairs, VA National Formulary
Component-of
benzyl alcohol/calamine/diphenhydramine
calamine/diphenhydramine
calamine/itchy homolog e3 ubiquitin protein ligase/pramoxine
calamine/menthol/petrolatum/zinc oxide
calamine/menthol/white petrolatum/zinc oxide
calamine/menthol/zinc oxide
calamine/oatmeal/pramoxine
calamine/phenol
calamine/phenol/zinc/zinc oxide
calamine/pramoxine (Caladryl)
calamine/zinc oxide (Calmoseptine)
calamine/zinc/zinc oxide
calamine/pramoxine (Caladryl)
calamine/zinc oxide (Calmoseptine)
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