Published reports on placebo-controlled clinical trials and other studies investigating the use of pure opioid antagonists for the prevention and treatment of opioid-induced pruritus (OIP ...

Targeting the kappa opioid receptor with an agonist is a new pharmacy strategy for treating moderate to severe CKD-associated ...

Current uremic pruritus treatments, including antihistamines, gabapentin, moisturizer creams, and capsaicin creams, provide only limited relief. Cannabinoids have various mechanisms that might ...

Itching is often generalized but may be particularly ... the feet can help people seek medical evaluation and appropriate ...

Prior treatment use did not affect the efficacy or safety of topical ruxolitinib cream 1.5% for up to 52 weeks among patients with atopic dermatitis.

Volixibat may offer a novel approach in the treatment of adult cholestatic diseases ... showing statistically significant improvement in pruritus as well as meaningful reductions in serum bile ...

The reason dialysis treatment causes itching isn’t well understood. It removes excess water from the body, and limited fluid intake between treatments can lead to dry skin, which may contribute ...

Addressing the challenge of cholestatic itch, the scientific community has been pursuing innovative solutions. Recently, researchers from Peking University, led by Professor Lei Xiaoguang, in ...

A panel of dermatologists and plastic surgeons created a consensus statement on the use of intralesional corticosteroids in patients with keloids.