Dialysis pruritus: effect of cimetidine.
The effect of oral Cimetidine compared to a classic antihistaminic and to a placebo was evaluated, under the double hypothesis of its anti-PTH and anti-pruritus action, in a population of patients recently included in Hemodialysis that were asked about the incidence and intensity of pruritus according to a scored questionnaire made for this purpose. No different efficacy of Cimetidine versus the antihistaminic classic and the placebo was observed in our study.
D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006146:Guanidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010919:Placebos; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D006146:Guanidines; D010919:Placebos; D002927:Cimetidine