Pharmacy Question

Aishah · Mar 21st, 2008, 22:34

No, there are hydrocortisone creams available here, also antibiotic, anti-fungal, creams too. In fact apart from the anti-histamine cream I think most others are available. Cream for small skin cancers on hands as well...

Nick-H · Mar 21st, 2008, 22:48

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Cream for small skin cancers

I think I'd rather have the full attention of a dermatologist and an oncologist. Skin cancer kills.

Aishah · Mar 21st, 2008, 23:05

This one came via a skin cancer specialist in Delhi. Yes, don't self-medicate - have everything checked out properly first.

pan_nv · Mar 21st, 2008, 23:05

slight off topic, pharmacy shops are required to have someone with a pharmacy degree, so in most shops you will see a framed pharmacy certificate hanging. The person who actually has the pharmacy degree does not work in the shop, he/she gets money for the use of the certificate, sometihng like Rs1000 a month.
I am amazed with the knowledge the pharmacy shop owners have even without any kind of degree.

Nick-H · Mar 21st, 2008, 23:17

That's very interesting; I had no idea how it worked.

Once a doc gave me an either/or prescription for antihystamine, and I wanted to try both. It took a lot of persuading to get the pharmacist to sell us both. He knew they certainly should not be taken together, and wouldn't trust that I wouldn't do that.

Daydream Believer · Mar 21st, 2008, 23:28

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Originally Posted by Aishah

No, there are hydrocortisone creams available here, also antibiotic, anti-fungal, creams too. In fact apart from the anti-histamine cream I think most others are available.

When trying to get antihistamine cream, I was first given an anti-fungal, then when I read the ingredients and said that wasn't right (despite the "no madam, sorry madam, this is definitely what you need madam' comments, I was then given an anti-inflammatory, and then after that an antibiotic cream. For mosquito bites!

That was one of the few times in my life I've been grateful for having worked for a huge pharmaceutical company, and knowing the names of quite a few of the ingredients...

Ended up getting an ayurvedic cream which is great for me, but not Mr DB's bites which end up looking like burns - he's so allergic, bless him.

OT (sorry) - The best one we've ever found was one we bought in Spain - it's called Azaron, and (in Spanish) the main ingredient is 'tripelenamina clorhidrato (assume the second word is hydrochloride)'. If anyone knows what that is, or how to get it in the UK - please let me know! It's the best we've ever found, and stops Mr DB swelling up and looking like the elephant man.

dhans · Mar 22nd, 2008, 01:51

Azaron is great (always thought it was dutch). Calamine Lotion also works.

Hans

Nick-H · Mar 22nd, 2008, 02:17

Calamine lotion? For mosquito bites?

It had absolutely no beneficial effect on any of the childhood things my parents used to pour it over, and I discounted it as being good for nothing decades ago.

But I'm always willing to give anything a chance if it eases mossie bites, or mossie dribble, however unlikely.

Mossie dribble, by the way, is what seems to happen to me when they just land, and lick their lips a while. A swelling of irregular shape results, a bit like a blister, and the feeling is like being burned with acid.

Daydream Believer · Mar 22nd, 2008, 02:25

Calamine lotion is ok for low key itches, but Azaron sh*ts all over it for the serious stuff!

Daydream Believer · Mar 22nd, 2008, 06:57

Well, I've found the what Azaron is made of...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphenhydramine

Who would have thought the most effective topical antihistamine I've ever found is also a sleeping pill, or a motion sickness/anti nausea pill?

It's also the main ingredient in Benadryl.

There you go, you learn something every day.

P.S Holy moly, wiki even lists recreational uses for the stuff. And here's me thinking the best bit was that it turned bitten to all hell and grumpy as a &**&^% Mr DB into a human being again!

wonderwomanusa · Mar 22nd, 2008, 09:32

Vicodin is one of those often-abused drugs that may be difficult to get over the counter. Generic name is "hydrocodone."

SFtoBLR · Mar 23rd, 2008, 07:24

Thanks wonderwoman !

Aishah · Mar 23rd, 2008, 08:12

I've found calamine good for sunburn or low grade itching. T-tree oil is quite good for mozzie bites too.

dhans · Mar 23rd, 2008, 15:40

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

Calamine lotion? For mosquito bites?

Nope, to alieve mosquito allergy. For the bites Azaron works better. Also think about taking some (second generation) anti hystamine pills.

Hans

Nick-H · Mar 23rd, 2008, 16:15

Second generation? How do I tell the males from the females? None of mine seem to be reproducing

. Should I have taken them out of the foil wrapper?

--- the one I'm using at the moment is Incid-L citirizine dihyrochloride, one a day. I think this is second-generation, as it does not cause much drowsiness.

In a way, a drowsy one is better at night.

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Mar 21st, 2008, 23:05	#18
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 3,786	This one came via a skin cancer specialist in Delhi. Yes, don't self-medicate - have everything checked out properly first.

Mar 21st, 2008, 23:05	#19
pan_nv Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: sin city Posts: 79	slight off topic, pharmacy shops are required to have someone with a pharmacy degree, so in most shops you will see a framed pharmacy certificate hanging. The person who actually has the pharmacy degree does not work in the shop, he/she gets money for the use of the certificate, sometihng like Rs1000 a month. I am amazed with the knowledge the pharmacy shop owners have even without any kind of degree.

Mar 21st, 2008, 23:17	#20
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,623	That's very interesting; I had no idea how it worked. Once a doc gave me an either/or prescription for antihystamine, and I wanted to try both. It took a lot of persuading to get the pharmacist to sell us both. He knew they certainly should not be taken together, and wouldn't trust that I wouldn't do that.

Mar 22nd, 2008, 02:17	#23
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,623	Calamine lotion? For mosquito bites? It had absolutely no beneficial effect on any of the childhood things my parents used to pour it over, and I discounted it as being good for nothing decades ago. But I'm always willing to give anything a chance if it eases mossie bites, or mossie dribble, however unlikely. Mossie dribble, by the way, is what seems to happen to me when they just land, and lick their lips a while. A swelling of irregular shape results, a bit like a blister, and the feeling is like being burned with acid.

Mar 22nd, 2008, 02:25	#24
Daydream Believer Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 90	Calamine lotion is ok for low key itches, but Azaron sh*ts all over it for the serious stuff!

Mar 22nd, 2008, 06:57	#25
Daydream Believer Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 90	Well, I've found the what Azaron is made of... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphenhydramine Who would have thought the most effective topical antihistamine I've ever found is also a sleeping pill, or a motion sickness/anti nausea pill? It's also the main ingredient in Benadryl. There you go, you learn something every day. P.S Holy moly, wiki even lists recreational uses for the stuff. And here's me thinking the best bit was that it turned bitten to all hell and grumpy as a &**&^% Mr DB into a human being again!

Mar 22nd, 2008, 09:32	#26
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,996	Vicodin is one of those often-abused drugs that may be difficult to get over the counter. Generic name is "hydrocodone."

Mar 23rd, 2008, 07:24	#27
SFtoBLR Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 47	Thanks wonderwoman !

Mar 23rd, 2008, 08:12	#28
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 3,786	I've found calamine good for sunburn or low grade itching. T-tree oil is quite good for mozzie bites too.

Mar 23rd, 2008, 16:15	#30
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,623	Second generation? How do I tell the males from the females? None of mine seem to be reproducing . Should I have taken them out of the foil wrapper? --- the one I'm using at the moment is Incid-L citirizine dihyrochloride, one a day. I think this is second-generation, as it does not cause much drowsiness. In a way, a drowsy one is better at night.

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