Medications commonly used for treating itchiness (pruritus)

* Any medication (prescription or over-the-counter) should only be given if by the direction and supervision of a veterinarian! 
Do not give these to your pet unless recommended by your veterinarian.

Prescription Medications

• Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
• Trimeprazine-prednisone (Temaril-P)
• Doxepin (Sinequan)
• Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
• Amitriptyline (Elavil)
• Pentoxifylline (Trental) … most helpful for contact allergy
• Cyclosporine (Atopica) … very effective but costly
• Genesis spray (very low dose triamcinalone spray 0.015%) - NOT AVAILABLE
• Gabapentin (Neurontin)
• Fluoxetine HCl (Prozac)
• Montelukast (Singulair)
• Oclacitinib (Apoquel)
  
  

“Over-the-Counter” Antihistamines

• Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
• Chlorpheniramine (Chlortrimeton)
• Clemastine (Tavist-1 not Tavist-D)
• Loratadine  (Claritin) without decongestant
• Cetirizine  (Zyrtec) without decongestant
• Fexofenadine HCl (Allegra) without decongestant  

May also be used in combination with the above medications (AT VETERINARY DISCRETION ONLY):

• Cimetidine (Tagamet)

Contributed by:  Karen Helton-Rhodes, DVM, Diplomate ACVD

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