ALADERM PLUS
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED ON THE SKIN TO STOP ITCHING AND PAIN FROM CERTAIN SKIN CONDITIONS (E.G., SCRAPES, MINOR BURNS, ECZEMA, INSECT BITES) AND TO TREAT MINOR DISCOMFORT AND ITCHING CAUSED BY HEMORRHOIDS AND CERTAIN OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE GENITAL/ANAL AREA (E.G., ANAL FISSURES, ITCHING AROUND THE VAGINA/RECTUM). SOME FORMS OF THIS MEDICATION ARE ALSO USED TO DECREASE DISCOMFORT OR PAIN DURING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES/EXAMS (E.G., SIGMOIDOSCOPY, CYSTOSCOPY). LIDOCAINE IS A LOCAL ANESTHETIC THAT WORKS BY CAUSING TEMPORARY NUMBNESS/LOSS OF FEELING IN THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
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ALLERGY RELIEF(DIPHENHYDRAMIN)
USES: DIPHENHYDRAMINE IS AN ANTIHISTAMINE USED TO RELIEVE SYMPTOMS OF ALLERGY, HAY FEVER, AND THE COMMON COLD. THESE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE RASH, ITCHING, WATERY EYES, ITCHY EYES/NOSE/THROAT, COUGH, RUNNY NOSE, AND SNEEZING. IT IS ALSO USED TO PREVENT AND TREAT NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIZZINESS CAUSED BY MOTION SICKNESS. DIPHENHYDRAMINE CAN ALSO BE USED TO HELP YOU RELAX AND FALL ASLEEP. THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY BLOCKING A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE (HISTAMINE) THAT YOUR BODY MAKES DURING AN ALLERGIC REACTION. ITS DRYING EFFECTS ON SUCH SYMPTOMS AS WATERY EYES AND RUNNY NOSE ARE CAUSED BY BLOCKING ANOTHER NATURAL SUBSTANCE MADE BY YOUR BODY (ACETYLCHOLINE). COUGH-AND-COLD PRODUCTS HAVE NOT BEEN SHOWN TO BE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 6 YEARS. THEREFORE, DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT TO TREAT COLD SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 6 YEARS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED BY THE DOCTOR. SOME PRODUCTS (SUCH AS LONG-ACTING TABLETS/CAPSULES) ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN CHILDREN YOUNGER
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ALLERGY RELIEF-D (CETIRIZINE)
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO RELIEVE ALLERGY SYMPTOMS SUCH AS WATERY EYES, RUNNY/STUFFY NOSE, ITCHING EYES/NOSE, AND SNEEZING. IT CONTAINS 2 MEDICATIONS: CETIRIZINE AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE. CETIRIZINE IS AN ANTIHISTAMINE AND WORKS BY BLOCKING A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE (HISTAMINE) THAT YOUR BODY MAKES DURING AN ALLERGIC REACTION. PSEUDOEPHEDRINE IS A DECONGESTANT AND WORKS BY NARROWING THE BLOOD VESSELS IN THE NOSE TO DECREASE SWELLING AND CONGESTION. THIS MEDICATION IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE IN IT.
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ALLERGY RELIEF-D(FEXOFENADINE)
USES: THIS COMBINATION MEDICATION IS USED TO TEMPORARILY RELIEVE SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY THE COMMON COLD, FLU, OR ALLERGIES. IT CONTAINS 2 MEDICATIONS: FEXOFENADINE AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE. FEXOFENADINE IS AN ANTIHISTAMINE THAT HELPS RELIEVE WATERY EYES, ITCHY EYES/NOSE/THROAT, RUNNY NOSE, AND SNEEZING. PSEUDOEPHEDRINE IS A DECONGESTANT THAT HELPS RELIEVE STUFFY NOSE AND EAR CONGESTION SYMPTOMS. THIS MEDICATION IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE IN IT.
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ALZAIR | |
ANTHRASIL (NATIONAL STOCKPILE) | |
ASTERO
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED ON THE SKIN TO STOP ITCHING AND PAIN FROM CERTAIN SKIN CONDITIONS (E.G., SCRAPES, MINOR BURNS, ECZEMA, INSECT BITES) AND TO TREAT MINOR DISCOMFORT AND ITCHING CAUSED BY HEMORRHOIDS AND CERTAIN OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE GENITAL/ANAL AREA (E.G., ANAL FISSURES, ITCHING AROUND THE VAGINA/RECTUM). SOME FORMS OF THIS MEDICATION ARE ALSO USED TO DECREASE DISCOMFORT OR PAIN DURING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES/EXAMS (E.G., SIGMOIDOSCOPY, CYSTOSCOPY). LIDOCAINE IS A LOCAL ANESTHETIC THAT WORKS BY CAUSING TEMPORARY NUMBNESS/LOSS OF FEELING IN THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
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AVEENO
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (SUCH AS DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (SUCH AS ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (SUCH AS FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE D
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AVEENO ANTI-ITCH
USES: PRAMOXINE IS USED TO TEMPORARILY RELIEVE ITCHING AND PAIN CAUSED BY MINOR SKIN IRRITATION SUCH AS MINOR BURNS/CUTS/SCRAPES, SUNBURN, ECZEMA, INSECT BITES, COLD SORES, OR RASHES FROM POISON IVY, POISON OAK, OR POISON SUMAC. SOME PRODUCTS CONTAINING PRAMOXINE ARE ALSO USED TO TEMPORARILY RELIEVE THE ITCHING AND DISCOMFORT FROM HEMORRHOIDS AND CERTAIN OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE GENITAL/ANAL AREA (SUCH AS ANAL FISSURES, ITCHING AROUND THE VAGINA/RECTUM). PRAMOXINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS LOCAL ANESTHETICS. IT WORKS BY NUMBING THE SKIN TO BLOCK THE FEELINGS OF PAIN AND ITCHING. DO NOT USE PRAMOXINE FOR SKIN IRRITATION IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 2 YEARS UNLESS DIRECTED BY THE DOCTOR. DO NOT USE PRAMOXINE FOR HEMORRHOIDS OR OTHER GENITAL/ANAL CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS UNLESS DIRECTED BY THE DOCTOR. THIS PRODUCT MAY ALSO CONTAIN OTHER INGREDIENTS INCLUDING SKIN PROTECTANTS (SUCH AS CALAMINE, ZINC ACETATE, ZINC OXIDE). READ THE PRODUCT PACKAGE FOR MOR
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AVEENO ANTI-ITCH (HYDROCORTSN)
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT A VARIETY OF SKIN CONDITIONS (E.G., INSECT BITES, POISON OAK/IVY, ECZEMA, DERMATITIS, ALLERGIES, RASH, ITCHING OF THE OUTER FEMALE GENITALS, ANAL ITCHING). HYDROCORTISONE REDUCES THE SWELLING, ITCHING, AND REDNESS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS. THIS MEDICATION IS A MILD CORTICOSTEROID.
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AVEENO BABY
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (E.G., DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (E.G., ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (E.G., FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE DEAD SK
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AVEENO BABY ECZEMA THERAPY | |
AVEENO DAILY MOISTURIZING
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (SUCH AS DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (SUCH AS ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (SUCH AS FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE D
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AVEENO INTENSE RELIEF | |
AVEENO MOISTURIZING
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (E.G., DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (E.G., ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (E.G., FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE DEAD SK
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AVEENO SOOTHING BATH | |
AZADROX | |
BASADROX | |
BENADRYL
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TEMPORARILY RELIEVE ITCHING AND PAIN CAUSED BY MINOR BURNS/CUTS/SCRAPES, SUNBURN, INSECT BITES, MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS, OR RASHES FROM POISON IVY, POISON OAK, OR POISON SUMAC. DIPHENHYDRAMINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTIHISTAMINES. IT WORKS BY BLOCKING THE EFFECTS OF A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE (HISTAMINE) THAT CAUSES ITCHING. THIS PRODUCT MAY ALSO CONTAIN OTHER INGREDIENTS (SKIN PROTECTANTS SUCH AS ALLANTOIN, ZINC ACETATE) THAT MAY HELP RELIEVE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS DRY SKIN, WEEPING, OR OOZING. READ THE PRODUCT PACKAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. DEPENDING ON THE BRAND AND THE FORM OF DIPHENHYDRAMINE SKIN PRODUCT YOU ARE USING, THE PACKAGE INFORMATION MAY STATE THAT ITS USE IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 2, 6, OR 12 YEARS UNLESS DIRECTED BY THE DOCTOR. IF YOU ARE SELF-TREATING WITH THIS MEDICATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE PACKAGE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS PRODUCT TO BE SURE IT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. (SE
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BENADRYL EXTRA STRENGTH
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TEMPORARILY RELIEVE ITCHING AND PAIN CAUSED BY MINOR BURNS/CUTS/SCRAPES, SUNBURN, INSECT BITES, MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS, OR RASHES FROM POISON IVY, POISON OAK, OR POISON SUMAC. DIPHENHYDRAMINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTIHISTAMINES. IT WORKS BY BLOCKING THE EFFECTS OF A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE (HISTAMINE) THAT CAUSES ITCHING. THIS PRODUCT MAY ALSO CONTAIN OTHER INGREDIENTS (SKIN PROTECTANTS SUCH AS ALLANTOIN, ZINC ACETATE) THAT MAY HELP RELIEVE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS DRY SKIN, WEEPING, OR OOZING. READ THE PRODUCT PACKAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. DEPENDING ON THE BRAND AND THE FORM OF DIPHENHYDRAMINE SKIN PRODUCT YOU ARE USING, THE PACKAGE INFORMATION MAY STATE THAT ITS USE IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 2, 6, OR 12 YEARS UNLESS DIRECTED BY THE DOCTOR. IF YOU ARE SELF-TREATING WITH THIS MEDICATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE PACKAGE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS PRODUCT TO BE SURE IT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. (SE
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BENADRYL ITCH COOLING
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TEMPORARILY RELIEVE ITCHING AND PAIN CAUSED BY MINOR BURNS/CUTS/SCRAPES, SUNBURN, INSECT BITES, MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS, OR RASHES FROM POISON IVY, POISON OAK, OR POISON SUMAC. DIPHENHYDRAMINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTIHISTAMINES. IT WORKS BY BLOCKING THE EFFECTS OF A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE (HISTAMINE) THAT CAUSES ITCHING. THIS PRODUCT MAY ALSO CONTAIN OTHER INGREDIENTS (SKIN PROTECTANTS SUCH AS ALLANTOIN, ZINC ACETATE) THAT MAY HELP RELIEVE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS DRY SKIN, WEEPING, OR OOZING. READ THE PRODUCT PACKAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. DEPENDING ON THE BRAND AND THE FORM OF DIPHENHYDRAMINE SKIN PRODUCT YOU ARE USING, THE PACKAGE INFORMATION MAY STATE THAT ITS USE IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 2, 6, OR 12 YEARS UNLESS DIRECTED BY THE DOCTOR. IF YOU ARE SELF-TREATING WITH THIS MEDICATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE PACKAGE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS PRODUCT TO BE SURE IT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. (SE
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BENADRYL ITCH RELIEF STICK | |
BENADRYL ITCH STOPPING
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TEMPORARILY RELIEVE ITCHING AND PAIN CAUSED BY MINOR BURNS/CUTS/SCRAPES, SUNBURN, INSECT BITES, MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS, OR RASHES FROM POISON IVY, POISON OAK, OR POISON SUMAC. DIPHENHYDRAMINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTIHISTAMINES. IT WORKS BY BLOCKING THE EFFECTS OF A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE (HISTAMINE) THAT CAUSES ITCHING. THIS PRODUCT MAY ALSO CONTAIN OTHER INGREDIENTS (SKIN PROTECTANTS SUCH AS ALLANTOIN, ZINC ACETATE) THAT MAY HELP RELIEVE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS DRY SKIN, WEEPING, OR OOZING. READ THE PRODUCT PACKAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. DEPENDING ON THE BRAND AND THE FORM OF DIPHENHYDRAMINE SKIN PRODUCT YOU ARE USING, THE PACKAGE INFORMATION MAY STATE THAT ITS USE IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 2, 6, OR 12 YEARS UNLESS DIRECTED BY THE DOCTOR. IF YOU ARE SELF-TREATING WITH THIS MEDICATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE PACKAGE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS PRODUCT TO BE SURE IT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. (SE
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BENGAY ULTRA STRENGTH | |
BENGAY ULTRA STRENGTH(MENTHOL)
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT MINOR ACHES AND PAINS OF THE MUSCLES/JOINTS (SUCH AS ARTHRITIS, BACKACHE, SPRAINS). MENTHOL WORKS BY CAUSING THE SKIN TO FEEL COOL AND THEN WARM. THESE FEELINGS ON THE SKIN DISTRACT YOU FROM FEELING THE ACHES/PAINS DEEPER IN YOUR MUSCLES AND JOINTS.
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BENGAY VANISHING SCENT
USES: DIFFERENT BRANDS OF THIS PRODUCT HAVE DIFFERENT USES. SOME BRANDS ARE USED TO TREAT MINOR ACHES AND PAINS OF THE MUSCLES/JOINTS (SUCH AS ARTHRITIS, BACKACHE, SPRAINS). SOME BRANDS ARE USED TO HELP RELIEVE ITCHING AND SKIN IRRITATION (SUCH AS DUE TO SUNBURN, INSECT BITES, OR MINOR SCRAPES). MENTHOL IS KNOWN AS A COUNTERIRRITANT. IT WORKS BY CAUSING THE SKIN TO FEEL COOL AND THEN WARM.
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BIONECT
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PROTECT SKIN ULCERS, BURNS, OR WOUNDS FROM IRRITATION SO THAT THE SKIN CAN HEAL PROPERLY. SOME PRODUCTS ARE ALSO USED TO HELP RELIEVE ITCHING AND PAIN FROM VARIOUS SKIN CONDITIONS. HYALURONATE IS THE SAME AS A NATURAL SUBSTANCE THAT IS FOUND IN YOUR BODY. IT WORKS BY FORMING A PROTECTIVE LAYER OVER THE AFFECTED AREA.
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BIONECT
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PROTECT SKIN ULCERS, BURNS, OR WOUNDS FROM IRRITATION SO THAT THE SKIN CAN HEAL PROPERLY. SOME PRODUCTS ARE ALSO USED TO HELP RELIEVE ITCHING AND PAIN FROM VARIOUS SKIN CONDITIONS. HYALURONATE IS THE SAME AS A NATURAL SUBSTANCE THAT IS FOUND IN YOUR BODY. IT WORKS BY FORMING A PROTECTIVE LAYER OVER THE AFFECTED AREA.
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BIONECT
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PROTECT SKIN ULCERS, BURNS, OR WOUNDS FROM IRRITATION SO THAT THE SKIN CAN HEAL PROPERLY. SOME PRODUCTS ARE ALSO USED TO HELP RELIEVE ITCHING AND PAIN FROM VARIOUS SKIN CONDITIONS. HYALURONATE IS THE SAME AS A NATURAL SUBSTANCE THAT IS FOUND IN YOUR BODY. IT WORKS BY FORMING A PROTECTIVE LAYER OVER THE AFFECTED AREA.
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CELLUGEL | |
CHILDREN'S PAIN-FEVER RELIEF
USES: THIS DRUG IS USED TO TREAT MILD TO MODERATE PAIN (FROM HEADACHES, MENSTRUAL PERIODS, TOOTHACHES, BACKACHES, OSTEOARTHRITIS, OR COLD/FLU ACHES AND PAINS) AND TO REDUCE FEVER.
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CHILDREN'S WAL-ZYR
USES: CETIRIZINE IS AN ANTIHISTAMINE USED TO RELIEVE ALLERGY SYMPTOMS SUCH AS WATERY EYES, RUNNY NOSE, ITCHING EYES/NOSE, SNEEZING, HIVES, AND ITCHING. IT WORKS BY BLOCKING A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE (HISTAMINE) THAT YOUR BODY MAKES DURING AN ALLERGIC REACTION. CETIRIZINE DOES NOT PREVENT HIVES OR PREVENT/TREAT A SERIOUS ALLERGIC REACTION (SUCH AS ANAPHYLAXIS). THEREFORE, IF YOUR DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED EPINEPHRINE TO TREAT ALLERGIC REACTIONS, ALWAYS CARRY YOUR EPINEPHRINE INJECTOR WITH YOU. DO NOT USE CETIRIZINE IN PLACE OF YOUR EPINEPHRINE.
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CNJ-016 (NATIONAL STOCKPILE) | |
COLLATYL | |
DARTISLA
USES: GLYCOPYRROLATE IS USED WITH OTHER DRUGS TO TREAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF STOMACH/INTESTINAL ULCER (PEPTIC ULCER). THIS MEDICATION MAY HELP RELIEVE STOMACH/ABDOMINAL PAIN. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN HEALING THESE ULCERS, PREVENTING THEM FROM RETURNING, OR PREVENTING OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ULCERS. GLYCOPYRROLATE WORKS BY DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF ACID IN THE STOMACH. IT ALSO SLOWS THE NATURAL MOVEMENTS OF THE GUT AND RELAXES THE MUSCLES IN THE STOMACH/INTESTINES. GLYCOPYRROLATE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTICHOLINERGICS.
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DESITIN
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (E.G., DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (E.G., ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (E.G., FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE DEAD SK
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DESITIN DAILY DEFENSE
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT AND PREVENT DIAPER RASH AND OTHER MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (E.G., BURNS, CUTS, SCRAPES). IT WORKS BY FORMING A BARRIER ON THE SKIN TO PROTECT IT FROM IRRITANTS/MOISTURE.
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DESITIN MULTI-PURPOSE
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (E.G., DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (E.G., ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (E.G., FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE DEAD SK
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DEXERYL | |
DIACOMIT
USES: STIRIPENTOL IS USED WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS TO TREAT A CERTAIN INHERITED SEIZURE DISORDER (DRAVET SYNDROME). IT BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTICONVULSANTS.
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DIACOMIT
USES: STIRIPENTOL IS USED WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS TO TREAT A CERTAIN INHERITED SEIZURE DISORDER (DRAVET SYNDROME). IT BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS ANTICONVULSANTS.
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DILUENT FOR RABAVERT | |
DISCOVISC | |
DUOVISC VISCO ELASTIC | |
ENTTY
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PROTECT SKIN ULCERS, BURNS, OR WOUNDS FROM IRRITATION SO THAT THE SKIN CAN HEAL PROPERLY. SOME PRODUCTS ARE ALSO USED TO HELP RELIEVE ITCHING AND PAIN FROM VARIOUS SKIN CONDITIONS. HYALURONATE IS THE SAME AS A NATURAL SUBSTANCE THAT IS FOUND IN YOUR BODY. IT WORKS BY FORMING A PROTECTIVE LAYER OVER THE AFFECTED AREA.
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EPICERAM | |
EXIGENCE | |
EXIGENCE LOTION
USES: THIS PRODUCT IS USED TO TREAT MINOR ACHES AND PAINS OF THE MUSCLES/JOINTS (SUCH AS ARTHRITIS, BACKACHE, SPRAINS). MENTHOL AND METHYL SALICYLATE ARE KNOWN AS COUNTERIRRITANTS. THEY WORK BY CAUSING THE SKIN TO FEEL COOL AND THEN WARM. THESE FEELINGS ON THE SKIN DISTRACT YOU FROM FEELING THE ACHES/PAINS DEEPER IN YOUR MUSCLES, JOINTS, AND TENDONS. SOME PRODUCTS SHOULD NOT BE USED ON CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS WITHOUT A DOCTOR'S ADVICE. CHECK THE LABEL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ON CHILDREN BETWEEN 2 AND 12 YEARS OLD. DO NOT USE ON CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 2 YEARS.
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EYE ALLERGY ITCH RELIEF
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS AN ANTIHISTAMINE USED TO TREAT ITCHING AND REDNESS IN THE EYES DUE TO ALLERGIES. THIS MEDICATION IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE TREATMENT OF EYE IRRITATION DUE TO WEARING CONTACT LENSES.
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EYE ALLERGY ITCH-REDNESS RLF
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS AN ANTIHISTAMINE USED TO TREAT ITCHING AND REDNESS IN THE EYES DUE TO ALLERGIES. THIS MEDICATION IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE TREATMENT OF EYE IRRITATION DUE TO WEARING CONTACT LENSES.
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FLOSEAL | |
GELCLAIR
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO RELIEVE PAIN FROM MOUTH SORES AND SWELLING DUE TO VARIOUS CAUSES INCLUDING CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION TREATMENT, DENTAL SURGERY/DEVICES, AND DISEASE. REDUCING PAIN HELPS YOU TO EAT AND DRINK MORE COMFORTABLY. THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY FORMING A PROTECTIVE COATING OVER THE INSIDE OF THE MOUTH TO COVER THE IRRITATION. IT ALSO KEEPS THE MOUTH MOIST WHICH PROMOTES HEALING.
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GENADUR | |
HEALTHYLAX
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT OCCASIONAL CONSTIPATION. IT WORKS BY HOLDING WATER IN THE STOOL TO SOFTEN THE STOOL AND INCREASES THE NUMBER OF BOWEL MOVEMENTS. IT IS KNOWN AS AN OSMOTIC-TYPE LAXATIVE. THIS MEDICATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION. IF YOU ARE TAKING THIS MEDICATION FOR SELF-TREATMENT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE MANUFACTURER'S PACKAGE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY SO YOU KNOW WHEN TO CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. (SEE ALSO PRECAUTIONS.)
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HEMADY
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER DRUGS TO TREAT A CERTAIN TYPE OF CANCER (MULTIPLE MYELOMA). DEXAMETHASONE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS CORTICOSTEROIDS. IT IS USED TO HELP YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM CONTROL INFLAMMATION IN YOUR BODY. IT MAY ALSO BE USED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING CAUSED BY CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY.
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ILIDERM
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED ON THE SKIN TO STOP ITCHING AND PAIN FROM CERTAIN SKIN CONDITIONS (E.G., SCRAPES, MINOR BURNS, ECZEMA, INSECT BITES) AND TO TREAT MINOR DISCOMFORT AND ITCHING CAUSED BY HEMORRHOIDS AND CERTAIN OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE GENITAL/ANAL AREA (E.G., ANAL FISSURES, ITCHING AROUND THE VAGINA/RECTUM). SOME FORMS OF THIS MEDICATION ARE ALSO USED TO DECREASE DISCOMFORT OR PAIN DURING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES/EXAMS (E.G., SIGMOIDOSCOPY, CYSTOSCOPY). LIDOCAINE IS A LOCAL ANESTHETIC THAT WORKS BY CAUSING TEMPORARY NUMBNESS/LOSS OF FEELING IN THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
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JOHNSON'S BABY OIL
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (E.G., DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (E.G., ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (E.G., FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE DEAD SK
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JYNNEOS (PF)
USES: THIS VACCINE IS USED TO HELP PROTECT PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF SMALLPOX OR MONKEYPOX INFECTION. SMALLPOX AND MONKEYPOX ARE CAUSED BY A CERTAIN TYPE OF VIRUS (ORTHOPOX VIRUS). PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK MAY INCLUDE CERTAIN LAB, HEALTH CARE, OR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS, AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SOMEONE INFECTED WITH ONE OF THESE VIRUSES. THIS VACCINE WORKS BY BOOSTING THE BODY'S NATURAL DEFENSE (IMMUNITY) AGAINST ORTHOPOX VIRUSES. THIS VACCINE IS MADE USING WEAKENED LIVE VIRUS AND CANNOT CAUSE ORTHOPOX INFECTION. IT CAN HELP PREVENT INFECTION WITH SOME TYPES OF ORTHOPOX VIRUSES INCLUDING SMALLPOX, MONKEYPOX, AND VACCINIA. AS WITH ANY VACCINE, IT MAY NOT FULLY PROTECT EVERYONE WHO RECEIVES IT.
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JYNNEOS (PF)
USES: THIS VACCINE IS USED TO HELP PROTECT PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF SMALLPOX OR MONKEYPOX INFECTION. SMALLPOX AND MONKEYPOX ARE CAUSED BY A CERTAIN TYPE OF VIRUS (ORTHOPOX VIRUS). PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK MAY INCLUDE CERTAIN LAB, HEALTH CARE, OR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS, AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SOMEONE INFECTED WITH ONE OF THESE VIRUSES. THIS VACCINE WORKS BY BOOSTING THE BODY'S NATURAL DEFENSE (IMMUNITY) AGAINST ORTHOPOX VIRUSES. THIS VACCINE IS MADE USING WEAKENED LIVE VIRUS AND CANNOT CAUSE ORTHOPOX INFECTION. IT CAN HELP PREVENT INFECTION WITH SOME TYPES OF ORTHOPOX VIRUSES INCLUDING SMALLPOX, MONKEYPOX, AND VACCINIA. AS WITH ANY VACCINE, IT MAY NOT FULLY PROTECT EVERYONE WHO RECEIVES IT.
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JYNNEOS (PF)
USES: THIS VACCINE IS USED TO HELP PROTECT PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF SMALLPOX OR MONKEYPOX INFECTION. SMALLPOX AND MONKEYPOX ARE CAUSED BY A CERTAIN TYPE OF VIRUS (ORTHOPOX VIRUS). PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK MAY INCLUDE CERTAIN LAB, HEALTH CARE, OR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS, AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SOMEONE INFECTED WITH ONE OF THESE VIRUSES. THIS VACCINE WORKS BY BOOSTING THE BODY'S NATURAL DEFENSE (IMMUNITY) AGAINST ORTHOPOX VIRUSES. THIS VACCINE IS MADE USING WEAKENED LIVE VIRUS AND CANNOT CAUSE ORTHOPOX INFECTION. IT CAN HELP PREVENT INFECTION WITH SOME TYPES OF ORTHOPOX VIRUSES INCLUDING SMALLPOX, MONKEYPOX, AND VACCINIA. AS WITH ANY VACCINE, IT MAY NOT FULLY PROTECT EVERYONE WHO RECEIVES IT.
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KAMDOY
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED ON THE SKIN TO STOP ITCHING AND PAIN FROM CERTAIN SKIN CONDITIONS (E.G., SCRAPES, MINOR BURNS, ECZEMA, INSECT BITES) AND TO TREAT MINOR DISCOMFORT AND ITCHING CAUSED BY HEMORRHOIDS AND CERTAIN OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE GENITAL/ANAL AREA (E.G., ANAL FISSURES, ITCHING AROUND THE VAGINA/RECTUM). SOME FORMS OF THIS MEDICATION ARE ALSO USED TO DECREASE DISCOMFORT OR PAIN DURING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES/EXAMS (E.G., SIGMOIDOSCOPY, CYSTOSCOPY). LIDOCAINE IS A LOCAL ANESTHETIC THAT WORKS BY CAUSING TEMPORARY NUMBNESS/LOSS OF FEELING IN THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
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LDO PLUS
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED ON THE SKIN TO STOP ITCHING AND PAIN FROM CERTAIN SKIN CONDITIONS (E.G., SCRAPES, MINOR BURNS, ECZEMA, INSECT BITES) AND TO TREAT MINOR DISCOMFORT AND ITCHING CAUSED BY HEMORRHOIDS AND CERTAIN OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE GENITAL/ANAL AREA (E.G., ANAL FISSURES, ITCHING AROUND THE VAGINA/RECTUM). SOME FORMS OF THIS MEDICATION ARE ALSO USED TO DECREASE DISCOMFORT OR PAIN DURING CERTAIN MEDICAL PROCEDURES/EXAMS (E.G., SIGMOIDOSCOPY, CYSTOSCOPY). LIDOCAINE IS A LOCAL ANESTHETIC THAT WORKS BY CAUSING TEMPORARY NUMBNESS/LOSS OF FEELING IN THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
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LEUKINE
USES: SARGRAMOSTIM IS A MAN-MADE VERSION OF A CERTAIN NATURAL SUBSTANCE MADE IN YOUR BODY. IT IS USED TO HELP YOUR BODY MAKE MORE WHITE BLOOD CELLS. WHITE BLOOD CELLS ARE IMPORTANT TO HELP YOU FIGHT OFF INFECTIONS. SARGRAMOSTIM IS GIVEN TO PEOPLE WHOSE ABILITY TO MAKE WHITE BLOOD CELLS IS REDUCED (FOR INSTANCE, DUE TO CHEMOTHERAPY OR EXPOSURE TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF RADIATION). IT IS ALSO USED IN CERTAIN TREATMENT PROCEDURES (SUCH AS BONE MARROW/STEM CELL TRANSPLANT).
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LEVOPHED (BITARTRATE) | |
LUBRIDERM ADVANCED THERAPY
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (E.G., DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (E.G., ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (E.G., FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE DEAD SK
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LUBRIDERM DAILY MOISTURE
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (E.G., DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (E.G., ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (E.G., FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE DEAD SK
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LUXAMEND | |
MICROCYN | |
MIMYX
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED AS A MOISTURIZER TO TREAT OR PREVENT DRY, ROUGH, SCALY, ITCHY SKIN AND MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS (E.G., DIAPER RASH, SKIN BURNS FROM RADIATION THERAPY). EMOLLIENTS ARE SUBSTANCES THAT SOFTEN AND MOISTURIZE THE SKIN AND DECREASE ITCHING AND FLAKING. SOME PRODUCTS (E.G., ZINC OXIDE, WHITE PETROLATUM) ARE USED MOSTLY TO PROTECT THE SKIN AGAINST IRRITATION (E.G., FROM WETNESS). DRY SKIN IS CAUSED BY A LOSS OF WATER IN THE UPPER LAYER OF THE SKIN. EMOLLIENTS/MOISTURIZERS WORK BY FORMING AN OILY LAYER ON THE TOP OF THE SKIN THAT TRAPS WATER IN THE SKIN. PETROLATUM, LANOLIN, MINERAL OIL AND DIMETHICONE ARE COMMON EMOLLIENTS. HUMECTANTS, INCLUDING GLYCERIN, LECITHIN, AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DRAW WATER INTO THE OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. MANY PRODUCTS ALSO HAVE INGREDIENTS THAT SOFTEN THE HORNY SUBSTANCE (KERATIN) THAT HOLDS THE TOP LAYER OF SKIN CELLS TOGETHER (INCLUDING UREA, ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS SUCH AS LACTIC/CITRIC/GLYCOLIC ACID, AND ALLANTOIN). THIS HELPS THE DEAD SK
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MONOJECT REGULAR LUER | |
NEOSALUS | |
NEOSALUS | |
NEOSALUS | |
NEOSPORIN (NEO-BAC-POLYM)
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PREVENT AND TREAT MINOR SKIN INFECTIONS CAUSED BY SMALL CUTS, SCRAPES, OR BURNS. IT IS AVAILABLE WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION FOR SELF-MEDICATION. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT OVER LARGE AREAS OF THE BODY. ASK YOUR DOCTOR FIRST BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT FOR SERIOUS SKIN INJURIES OR INFECTIONS (E.G., DEEP CUTS, PUNCTURE WOUNDS, ANIMAL BITES, SERIOUS BURNS). A DIFFERENT TREATMENT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NEOMYCIN, BACITRACIN, AND POLYMYXIN, ANTIBIOTICS THAT WORK BY STOPPING THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA. THIS MEDICATION PREVENTS/TREATS ONLY BACTERIAL SKIN INFECTIONS. IT WILL NOT WORK FOR OTHER TYPES OF SKIN INFECTIONS (E.G., INFECTIONS CAUSED BY FUNGI, VIRUSES). UNNECESSARY USE OR MISUSE OF ANY ANTIBIOTIC CAN LEAD TO ITS DECREASED EFFECTIVENESS.
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NEOSPORIN (NEO-BAC-POLYM)
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO PREVENT AND TREAT MINOR SKIN INFECTIONS CAUSED BY SMALL CUTS, SCRAPES, OR BURNS. IT IS AVAILABLE WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION FOR SELF-MEDICATION. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT OVER LARGE AREAS OF THE BODY. ASK YOUR DOCTOR FIRST BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT FOR SERIOUS SKIN INJURIES OR INFECTIONS (E.G., DEEP CUTS, PUNCTURE WOUNDS, ANIMAL BITES, SERIOUS BURNS). A DIFFERENT TREATMENT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NEOMYCIN, BACITRACIN, AND POLYMYXIN, ANTIBIOTICS THAT WORK BY STOPPING THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA. THIS MEDICATION PREVENTS/TREATS ONLY BACTERIAL SKIN INFECTIONS. IT WILL NOT WORK FOR OTHER TYPES OF SKIN INFECTIONS (E.G., INFECTIONS CAUSED BY FUNGI, VIRUSES). UNNECESSARY USE OR MISUSE OF ANY ANTIBIOTIC CAN LEAD TO ITS DECREASED EFFECTIVENESS.
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NEOSPORIN PLUS PAIN RELIEF | |
NEOSPORIN PLUS PAINRELIEF(BAC) | |
NEOSPORIN-PAIN ITCH SCAR | |
NORMLGEL AG | |
NUTRAMINE | |
NUVAIL | |
ORLADEYO
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO HELP PREVENT SEVERE SWELLING ATTACKS DUE TO A CERTAIN INHERITED IMMUNE DISEASE (HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA-HAE). BEROTRALSTAT WORKS BY BINDING TO A NATURAL SUBSTANCE MADE BY THE BODY (KALLIKREIN) AND BLOCKING ITS EFFECT. THIS BLOCKING EFFECT LOWERS THE AMOUNT OF ANOTHER NATURAL SUBSTANCE (BRADYKININ) THAT CAUSES SYMPTOMS DURING AN ATTACK OF HAE. BEROTRALSTAT SHOULD NOT BE USED TO TREAT AN ACUTE HAE ATTACK. IF AN HAE ATTACK OCCURS, USE YOUR USUAL RESCUE MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED.
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PAIN RELIEVER (ACETAMINOPHEN)
USES: THIS DRUG IS USED TO TREAT MILD TO MODERATE PAIN (FROM HEADACHES, MENSTRUAL PERIODS, TOOTHACHES, BACKACHES, OSTEOARTHRITIS, OR COLD/FLU ACHES AND PAINS) AND TO REDUCE FEVER.
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PERSA-GEL
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT MILD TO MODERATE ACNE. IT MAY BE USED IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER ACNE TREATMENTS. WHEN APPLIED TO THE SKIN, BENZOYL PEROXIDE WORKS BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF ACNE-CAUSING BACTERIA AND BY CAUSING THE SKIN TO DRY AND PEEL. CHECK THE INGREDIENTS ON THE LABEL EVEN IF YOU HAVE USED THE PRODUCT BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER MAY HAVE CHANGED THE INGREDIENTS. ALSO, PRODUCTS WITH SIMILAR NAMES MAY CONTAIN DIFFERENT INGREDIENTS MEANT FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES. TAKING THE WRONG PRODUCT COULD HARM YOU.
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PHOSPHA 250 NEUTRAL
USES: THIS DRUG MAY BE USED IN PEOPLE WHO CANNOT GET ENOUGH PHOSPHORUS FROM THEIR DIETS. PHOSPHORUS IS A NATURAL BODY MINERAL THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR BUILDING AND MAINTAINING BONE. IT HELPS CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF CALCIUM IN THE BODY AND URINE.
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POCKET CHAMBER | |
POLYSPORIN
USES: THIS COMBINATION PRODUCT IS USED TO TREAT MINOR WOUNDS (E.G., CUTS, SCRAPES, BURNS) AND TO HELP PREVENT OR TREAT MILD SKIN INFECTIONS. MINOR SKIN INFECTIONS AND WOUNDS USUALLY HEAL WITHOUT TREATMENT, BUT SOME MINOR SKIN WOUNDS MAY HEAL FASTER WHEN AN ANTIBIOTIC IS APPLIED TO THE AFFECTED AREA. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS ANTIBIOTICS THAT WORK BY SLOWING OR STOPPING THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA.
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POLYSPORIN
USES: THIS COMBINATION PRODUCT IS USED TO TREAT MINOR WOUNDS (E.G., CUTS, SCRAPES, BURNS) AND TO HELP PREVENT OR TREAT MILD SKIN INFECTIONS. MINOR SKIN INFECTIONS AND WOUNDS USUALLY HEAL WITHOUT TREATMENT, BUT SOME MINOR SKIN WOUNDS MAY HEAL FASTER WHEN AN ANTIBIOTIC IS APPLIED TO THE AFFECTED AREA. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS ANTIBIOTICS THAT WORK BY SLOWING OR STOPPING THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA.
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PROMISEB | |
PROTYL AG | |
PROVISC | |
RABAVERT (PF) | |
RABAVERT (PF) | |
RABAVERT (PF) | |
RAPIVAB (PF)
USES: PERAMIVIR IS USED TO TREAT SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY THE FLU VIRUS (INFLUENZA) IF YOU HAVE HAD SYMPTOMS FOR 2 DAYS OR LESS. IT HELPS MAKE THE SYMPTOMS (SUCH AS STUFFY NOSE, COUGH, SORE THROAT, FEVER/CHILLS, ACHES, TIREDNESS) LESS SEVERE AND SHORTENS THE RECOVERY TIME BY ABOUT 1 TO 2 DAYS. THIS MEDICATION WORKS BY STOPPING THE FLU VIRUS FROM GROWING. IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE FLU VACCINE. (SEE ALSO NOTES SECTION.)
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REVIVASIL | |
SCARSILK GEL | |
SITZMARKS | |
STOOL SOFTENER
USES: THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT OCCASIONAL CONSTIPATION. SOME MEDICATIONS AND CONDITIONS CAN MAKE CONSTIPATION MORE LIKELY. STOOL SOFTENERS SUCH AS DOCUSATE ARE OFTEN THE FIRST METHOD USED FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING THIS TYPE OF CONSTIPATION. DOCUSATE IS OFTEN USED WHEN STRAINING TO HAVE A BOWEL MOVEMENT SHOULD BE AVOIDED (E.G., AFTER A HEART ATTACK OR SURGERY). DOCUSATE IS A STOOL SOFTENER. IT WORKS BY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF WATER THE STOOL ABSORBS IN THE GUT, MAKING THE STOOL SOFTER AND EASIER TO PASS.
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SUSTIVA
USES: THIS DRUG IS USED WITH OTHER HIV MEDICATIONS TO HELP CONTROL HIV INFECTION. IT HELPS TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF HIV IN YOUR BODY SO YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM CAN WORK BETTER. THIS LOWERS YOUR CHANCE OF GETTING HIV COMPLICATIONS (SUCH AS NEW INFECTIONS, CANCER) AND IMPROVES YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE. EFAVIRENZ BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS (NNRTIS). EFAVIRENZ IS NOT A CURE FOR HIV INFECTION. TO DECREASE YOUR RISK OF SPREADING HIV DISEASE TO OTHERS, DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) CONTINUE TO TAKE ALL HIV MEDICATIONS EXACTLY AS PRESCRIBED BY YOUR DOCTOR, (2) ALWAYS USE AN EFFECTIVE BARRIER METHOD (LATEX OR POLYURETHANE CONDOMS/DENTAL DAMS) DURING ALL SEXUAL ACTIVITY, AND (3) DO NOT SHARE PERSONAL ITEMS (SUCH AS NEEDLES/SYRINGES, TOOTHBRUSHES, AND RAZORS) THAT MAY HAVE CONTACTED BLOOD OR OTHER BODY FLUIDS. CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST FOR MORE DETAILS.
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T.E.D. ANTI-EMBOLISM STOCKING | |
VISCOAT | |
WALTZ FREE | |
WALTZ FREE | |
ZYLOTROL | |
ZYLOTROL (LIDOCAINE HCL) | |
ZYLOTROL PLUS | |
ZYLOTROL-L
USES: THIS PRODUCT IS USED TO HELP REDUCE ITCHING AND PAIN FROM CERTAIN SKIN CONDITIONS (SUCH AS SCRAPES, MINOR SKIN IRRITATIONS, INSECT BITES). IT MAY ALSO BE USED TO HELP RELIEVE NERVE PAIN AFTER SHINGLES (INFECTION WITH HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS). LIDOCAINE BELONGS TO A CLASS OF DRUGS KNOWN AS LOCAL ANESTHETICS. IT WORKS BY CAUSING A TEMPORARY LOSS OF FEELING IN THE AREA WHERE YOU APPLY THE PATCH.
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