Anti-histamine

Re: Anti-histamine

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:57:50 GMT

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Hi, I'm after suggestions of alternative antihistamine to chlorphenamine to try alongside EFAs for pruritus in presumed atopic dermatitis. (Chlorphenamine not effective).

Thanks.

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Not many dogs with atopy will respond to antihistamies anyway so chances are if Piriton doesn't work nothing will. Phenergan might at least make it too drowsy to scratch!

Re: Anti-histamine

Andrew Mellor — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:50:38 GMT

Try ucerax (hydroxyzine) was told by a derm specialist at an atopy cpd thing that ucerax plus piriton combined gives best results. have used and does seem to work, have some just on ucerax usually just 1 uid.

Re: Anti-histamine

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:09:13 GMT

I like the combination of atarax and piriton together seems to help in a lot of cases

atarax - 2mg/kg bid comes in 10 or 25mg

Re: Anti-histamine

nikki — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:33:30 GMT

we normally use Tavegil. We also have Phenergan on the shelves.

Re: Anti-histamine

Charlotte Marshall — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:18:24 GMT

You can't get periactin at the moment. I use it as an appetite stimulant in cats and there is some sort of manufacturing problem. The chemists don't have it in either. I have never used it as an anti histamine, I have used tavegil in the past.

Re: Anti-histamine

Rob Loxley — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:36:02 GMT

Atarax

Periactin

often all worth a 2 week trial to see if one helps

Re: Anti-histamine

Gillian Mostyn — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:37:14 GMT

clemastine (tavegil.) Don't have the dose to hand.......let me know if you need it.

Re: Anti-histamine

Mark Holmes — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:50:37 GMT

Cetirizine hydrochloride (Zirtec is the expensive version but look out for cheaper generics just called cetirizine hydrochloride) dose I use is 0.5mg/kg SID