Term
| Action: Applied to the skin to deaden pain. |
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Definition
Classification: anesthetic
lidocaine (Xylocaine)
procaine (Novocain) |
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Term
| Action: Kill bacteria causing skin infections |
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Definition
Classfication: antiboitic
bacitracin/neomycin/polymixinB (Neosporin) |
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Term
| Action: Kill fungi (myc/o) infecting the skin |
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Definition
Classification: antifungal
miconazole (Monistat)
clotrimazole (Lotrimin) |
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Term
| Action: Reduce severe itching |
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Definition
Classification: antipruritic
diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
camphor/pramoxine/zinc (Caladryl) |
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Term
| Action: Used to kill bacteria in skin cuts and wounds or at a surgical site. |
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Definition
Classification: antiseptic
isopropyl alcohol
hydrogen peroxide |
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Term
| Action: Treats herpes simplex infection |
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Definition
Classification: Antivirals
valacyclovir (Valtrex)
famcyclovir (Famvir)
acyclovir (Zovirax) |
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Term
| Action: Specific type of powerful anti-inflammatory cream. |
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Definition
Classification: corticosteroid cream
hydrocortisone (Cortain)
triamcinolone (Kenalog) |
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