Drug-induced pruritus

Tim Aung

Drug-induced pruritus

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Abstract

Pruritus is the medical name for itching. Drug-induced pruritus is an itch caused or triggered by medication. There are various itchy drug eruptions, but generally, the term ‘drug-induced pruritus’ implies that no primary rash is present — just scratch marks.

Original language	English
Journal	DermNet
Publication status	Published - 19 Apr 2019
Externally published	Yes

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