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Pruritus

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This chapter covers the following condition: pruritus. This chapter includes drug class, brand/trade names, manufacturer, dosage, indications, contraindications/cautions, adverse effects, drug Interactions, pregnancy advice, lactation safety, relative cost of diphenhydramine, antihistamine, hydroxyzine, cholestyramine, rifampin, ursodeoxycholic acid, naltrexone, sertraline. This chapter also includes a convenient table of agents for the treatment of pruritus.

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  1. Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

    Marianna G. Mavilia & George Y. Wu

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  1. Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

    Marianna G. Mavilia

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Mavilia, M.G., Wu, G.Y. (2021). Pruritus. In: Mavilia, M.G., Wu, G.Y. (eds) Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72592-1_14

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