ANTIPRURITICS, INCL. ANTIHISTAMINES, ANESTHETICS

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Benzocaine		For general use as a lubricant and topical anesthetic on esophagus, larynx, mouth, nasal cavity, rectum, respiratory tract or trachea, urinary tract, vagina. It is also used to suppress gag reflex.
Bromodiphenhydramine		For managemnt of symptoms related to hay fever and other types of allergy and used to help bring up phlegm, thin secretions, and make a cough productive.
Crotamiton		For eradication of scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei) and for symptomatic treatment of
Diphenhydramine		For the treatment of symptoms associated with Vertigo/Meniere's disease, nausea and vomiting, motion sickness and insect bite
Lidocaine		For use as Dermal anesthesia
Procaine		Used as a local anesthetic primarily in oral surgery
Promethazine		For the treatment of allergic disorders, itching, nausea and vomiting
Trimeprazine		For the treatment of allergic symptoms arising from hay fever including
Tripelennamine		Used for the symptomatic relief of hypersensitivity reactions, coughs, and the common cold.