- For Patients
- Best Practices
- Care of the newborn with blistered skin
Medications
- First line therapy largely consists of antihistamines
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), hydroxyzine (Atarax) and cyproheptadine (Periactin) are first generation antihistamines that may cause sleepiness.
- Second generation antihistamines such as Claritin (loratadine) and Zirtek (cetirizine) may be better for daytime use.
- Short term steroid therapy can be effective but should be used cautiously.
- Second line
- Doxepin or other tricyclic antidepressants.
- Gabapentin or related drugs.
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