Dermatology Handbook
For UK audiences

The essential guide to product selection

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Care Virasoothe
Anaesthetics & antipruritics Thornton & Ross

Care Virasoothe

Cooling gel and spray that help relieve the irritating symptoms of chickenpox. Effectively cooling the skin, the treatment stops the itch-scratch cycle. Its formula protects the skin’s natural environment to allow the skin to heal naturally which can help reduce long-term scarring.

Indications

Treatment and relief of irritation for chickenpox over 6 months of age

Price

  • 50g gel, £3.34
  • 75g gel, £4.86
  • 60ml spray, £CS

Anaesthetics & antipruritics

All Anaesthetics & antipruritics
Boots Derma Care Itch Relief
Boots

Boots Derma Care Itch Relief

Boots Derma Care Itch Relief cream contains crotamiton for effective relief of itching and works for 10 hours
Eurax Cooling Gel
Thornton & Ross

Eurax Cooling Gel

Clinically proven to soothe, hydrate and instantly cool dry, itchy and irritated skin.
Eurax Cream
Thornton & Ross

Eurax Cream

For fast and long-lasting relief of itching and skin irritation
Xclair
Sinclair Pharma

Xclair

Lubricant that restores moisture and prevents friction or abrasion
Xepin Cream
Cambridge Healthcare Supplies

Xepin Cream

Cream with the active ingredient doxepin hydrochloride 5% w/w. that, when applied topically to the skin, can relieve itching/pruritis. Clinically proven to reduce itch after 15 minutes in 75% of patients. Doxepin is thought to work by blocking histamine receptors, therefore reducing some of the reactions that cause itching associated with eczema. The medicine is also absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream and may cause some drowsiness, which may help relieve eczema itch at bedtime, allowing the patient to sleep more easily.