title: Antipruritic drugs.
abstract: Symptomatic treatment of pruritus is an important adjunct to the systematic approach of attempting to define the etiology of a pruritic skin disease. This article includes a description of the various systemic and topical antipruritic preparations available to veterinary dermatologists as well as their recommended dosages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Rosser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*