TriCalm® hydrogel is significantly superior to 2% diphenhydramine and 1% hydrocortisone in reducing the peak intensity, duration, and overall magnitude of cowhage-induced itch

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 223-229

  Papoiu, Alexandru D P ^a   Chaudhry, Hunza ^b   Hayes, Erin C ^b   Chan, Yiong Huak ^c   Herbst, Kenneth D ^d  

^a Cosmederm Bioscience Inc ^*  (United States)

^b National University of Singapore ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipruritic treatment; Head to head comparison; Nonhistaminergic pruritus

Indexed keywords

ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CORTIZONE 10; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; TRICALM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; MALE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84930645840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CCID.S78809     Document Type: Article

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