Itch-X Alternatives Compared
| Itch-X (pramoxine) | Hydroxyzine | Benadryl (diphenhydramine) |
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| Itch-X (pramoxine) | Hydroxyzine | Benadryl (diphenhydramine) |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Anal Itching, Pruritus. Itch-X may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Hydroxyzine may be used to relieve anxiety or itching; however, it causes sedation so can affect a person's ability to drive or operate machinery. It should not be used during pregnancy or while... View more |
Prescription and OTC
Benadryl is used to treat allergies, motion sickness, and to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's Disease (PD) in patients unable to tolerate more potent agents. It may also be used off-label to help... View more |
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| More about (pramoxine) | More about Hydroxyzine | More about Benadryl (diphenhydramine) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Be the first to share your experience with this drug. |
Hydroxyzine has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 1404 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
Benadryl has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 79 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
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| Other pramoxine brands include: Anest Hemor, Blistex Pro Relief, Curasore, Dermoplast Poison Ivy Treatment, Eczemin, Epipram, Fleet Pain Relief Pad, Gold Bond Anti-Itch, Pramox, Prax, Sarna Sensitive, Sarna Ultra, Summers Eve Anti-Itch, Vagisil Anti-Itch Medicated Wipes View more | Vistaril | Other diphenhydramine brands include: Aler-Dryl, Aler-Tab, Aller-G-Time, Allergia-C, Allermax, Altaryl, Aurodryl Children's Allergy, Banaril, Banophen, Beldin, Belix, Ben-Tann, Benadryl Allergy, Benadryl Children's Allergy, Benahist-10, Benahist-50, Benoject-50, Buckley's Bedtime, Bydramine, Calm-Aid, Complete Allergy Relief, Compoz Nighttime Sleep Aid, ConRx Allergy, Dicopanol, Diphedryl, Diphen, Diphen AF, Diphen Cough, Diphenadryl, Diphendryl, Diphenhist, Diphenmax, Diphenydramine Quick Melt, Diphenyl, Diphenylin, Dormin, DPH, Dytan, Dytuss, Genahist, Help I Can't Sleep, Histaprin, Hydramine, Hydramine Compound, Hydramine Cough Syrup, Hyrexin, Miles Nervine, Nytol, Nytol Caplet, Nytol QuickCaps, Pharbedryl, Scot-Tussin Allergy, Siladryl Allergy, Silphen Cough, Simply Sleep, Sleep Tab II, Sleep-ettes D, Sleepinal, Sleepwell 2-nite, Snooze Fast, Sominex, Sominex Maximum Strength Caplet, Trux-adryl, Twilite, Unisom Liquid, Unisom SleepGels, Unisom SleepMelts, Unisom SleepMinis, Valu-Dryl, Vanamine PD, Vicks QlearQuil Nighttime Allergy Relief, Z-Sleep, ZzzQuil View more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 hours |
9.3 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 50 drugs are known to interact with Itch-X:
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A total of 581 drugs are known to interact with Hydroxyzine:
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A total of 448 drugs are known to interact with Benadryl:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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April 12, 1956 |
March 04, 1946 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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