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Have Itching All Over Body. Taking Neurovit, Cal-Mag And Dorofen For Osteoarthritis. Cause For Itching?
Question: I have a employee whom has reported he is itching all over hids body, no signs of rash, his medication prescribed to him is for a sore back, By the way, these drugs were issued to him from an Egyptian Doctor, The medication he is taking is as follows,
Neurovit
Cal-Mag (Dietary Supplement)
Dorofen ( For Osteoarthritis)
Rheumafen
can i please get some advice as to should this medication be taken all together
Neurovit
Cal-Mag (Dietary Supplement)
Dorofen ( For Osteoarthritis)
Rheumafen
can i please get some advice as to should this medication be taken all together
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
This generalised body itch could be medicine induced provided itching began after starting the medicines. However if these medicines were taken by your colleague in past without untoward effect then chances of drug being the culprit is negligible. Other causes could be dry skin, dry weather, eczema, urticaria, kidney or liver disorder, hypothyroidism or parasitic infestation or scabies.
It would be in patient's interest to visit a doctor near by for clinical evaluation and management.
In the interim, there is no harm in withholding the dtugs for few days. Also intake of tablet cetirizine twice in a day and application of calamine lotion would help.
Hope that helped.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
This generalised body itch could be medicine induced provided itching began after starting the medicines. However if these medicines were taken by your colleague in past without untoward effect then chances of drug being the culprit is negligible. Other causes could be dry skin, dry weather, eczema, urticaria, kidney or liver disorder, hypothyroidism or parasitic infestation or scabies.
It would be in patient's interest to visit a doctor near by for clinical evaluation and management.
In the interim, there is no harm in withholding the dtugs for few days. Also intake of tablet cetirizine twice in a day and application of calamine lotion would help.
Hope that helped.
Take care
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