CALAGESIC (pramoxine hcl/calamine)


Drug overview for CALAGESIC (pramoxine hcl/calamine):

Generic name: pramoxine HCl/calamine (pram-OX-een)
Drug class: Topical Local Anesthetics
Therapeutic class: Dermatological

Pramoxine is a local anesthetic.

Pramoxine preparations are used for self-medication for the temporary relief of pain and itching associated with minor lip or skin irritations (e.g., dermatoses, insect bites, minor burns or sunburns, minor cuts or scrapes, cold sores, rashes due to poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac). Pramoxine preparations also are used for self-medication for the temporary relief of pain, soreness, burning, itching, or discomfort associated with hemorrhoids or other anorectal/anogenital disorders (e.g., inflammation, irritation, fissures, anogenital pruritus).
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The following indications for CALAGESIC (pramoxine hcl/calamine) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Arthropod bite wound
Burns
Hemorrhoids
Proctitis
Pruritus of skin
Rectal pain
Skin irritation
Wound


Professional Synonyms:
Burn injuries
Itchy skin eruption
Proctalgia
Pruritic dermatitis
Rectitis
Tissue injury