Pruritus

Definition: Itching. Severe itching may be a side effect of some cancer treatments and a symptom of some types of cancers.

Synonyms (terms occurring on more labels are shown first): pruritus, itching, pruritis, itchy, itch, skin itching, itching skin, itchy skin, pruritus NOS, skin pruritus, pruritic disorder, itch Skin

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Proteins predicted to cause Pruritus: CYP2C9, CYP2C9 (inhibition) (2 predictions in total) Show drugs with this side effect as MedDRA Preferred Term

Drugs with this side effect podofilox: 7.8% - 65% enfuvirtide: 3% - 65% testosterone: postmarketing, 1.9% - 37% tacrolimus: 7% - 36% bexarotene: 18% - 36% imiquimod: 2.75% - 32.5% busulfan: 28% polidocanol: 19% - 27% aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride: 1% - 25% methyl aminolevulinate: 0% - 22.2% Pentostatin: 6% - 21% ribavirin: 11% - 19% imatinib mesylate: 0.8% - 18.9% ultiva: 0.217% - 17.6% oxybutynin: postmarketing, 14% - 16.8% buprenorphine: 4% - 15% pralatrexate: 0% - 14.4% cytarabine: 0% - 14% oxycodone: 12% - 13% tarceva: 0% - 13% midodrine: 12.2% glutamine: 0% - 11.1% clindamycin: postmarketing, 7% - 11% tramadol: 3.4% - 11% calcitonin salmon: 10.6% decitabine: 9.09% didanosine: 7% - 9% atovaquone: 5% - 9% doxorubicin hydrochloride: 0.3% - 8.9% metronidazole: postmarketing, 5.24% - 8.77% doxercalciferol: 8.2% carbamazepine: rare, 8% treprostinil (treprostinil sodium): 8% Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate: 3.3% - 7.7% azelaic acid: 1.09% - 6.35% thalidomide: 2.78% - 6.25% capsaicin: 1% - 6% clomipramine: infrequent, 2% - 6% fentanyl: postmarketing, 0% - 6% leflunomide: 2% - 6% trimetrexate glucuronate: 6% cubicin: postmarketing, 5.83% anagrelide hydrochloride: 5.5% pimecrolimus: postmarketing, 0.6% - 5.5% diclofenac: postmarketing, 5% - 5.42% conivaptan hydrochloride: 0.635% - 5.41% bupropion: postmarketing, 1% - 5% citalopram: rare, infrequent, frequent donepezil: frequent efavirenz: 5% fluoxetine: postmarketing, frequent, 2% - 3% mirtazapine: frequent ondansetron: postmarketing, 1.65% - 5% paroxetine: postmarketing, frequent progesterone: postmarketing, 5% rivastigmine: infrequent, frequent selegiline: frequent venlafaxine: frequent zaleplon: frequent aripiprazole: postmarketing, infrequent, frequent duloxetine: postmarketing, frequent, 3% pregabalin: postmarketing, frequent tapentadol: 3% - 5% acetylcysteine: 1% - 4.3% baclofen: 0% - 4% levofloxacin: 1% - 4% topiramate: 1% - 4% acamprosate calcium: 3% - 4% dolasetron mesylate: 3.07% lamotrigine: 1% - 3% letrozole: 1% - 3% mesalamine: postmarketing, 0% - 3% methylphenidate hydrochloride: postmarketing, 3% paricalcitol: postmarketing, 3% rufinamide: 3% lacosamide: 2% - 3% hydromorphone: 1% - 2.6% telbivudine: 2.13% nicotine: 2% tiagabine hydrochloride: 2% goserelin: 2% levetiracetam: 0% - 2% trovafloxacin: 1% - 2% fluticasone propionate: postmarketing, 0.493% - 1.97% nizatidine: 1.3% - 1.7% tretinoin: postmarketing, 1.63% gabapentin: rare, infrequent, 0.5% - 1.3% olsalazine: 1.13% - 1.3% alprazolam: 0.9% - 1.1% omeprazole: postmarketing, 1.1% timolol: 1.1% Tacrine Hydrochloride Capsules: infrequent buspirone: infrequent calcitriol: postmarketing, 1% dapsone: 1% dihydroergotamine: infrequent doxazosin: postmarketing, 1% estazolam: infrequent fluvoxamine maleate: infrequent memantine hydrochloride: infrequent mupirocin: 1% olanzapine: postmarketing, infrequent pergolide mesylate: infrequent pindolol: 1% quetiapine (quetiapine fumarate): infrequent risperidone: rare, infrequent ropinirole: postmarketing, infrequent sertraline: infrequent tizanidine: infrequent zolpidem: infrequent frovatriptan: infrequent relpax: postmarketing, infrequent almotriptan: infrequent zelnorm: postmarketing, 0% - 1% simvastatin: postmarketing, 0.4% - 0.5% atracurium: 0% - 0.4% leucovorin: postmarketing Lindane: postmarketing enoxaparin sodium: postmarketing acyclovir: postmarketing fosamax: postmarketing uroxatral: postmarketing amantadine: postmarketing amiodarone: postmarketing anastrozole: postmarketing azithromycin: postmarketing benazepril: postmarketing bisoprolol fumarate: postmarketing brimonidine: postmarketing budesonide: postmarketing candesartan cilexetil: postmarketing cefaclor: postmarketing cefazolin: postmarketing ceftriaxone: postmarketing cefuroxime: postmarketing cetirizine: postmarketing cinoxacin: postmarketing ciprofloxacin: postmarketing clomiphene: postmarketing clonidine: postmarketing plavix: rare cyclobenzaprine: postmarketing cyclosporine: postmarketing deferoxamine mesylate: rare dronabinol: postmarketing dicyclomine: postmarketing valproic acid: postmarketing trusopt: postmarketing etidronate disodium: postmarketing etodolac: postmarketing felodipine: postmarketing fenofibrate: postmarketing finasteride: postmarketing fluconazole: postmarketing fludarabine: postmarketing fluocinolone acetonide: postmarketing fluocinonide: postmarketing flurbiprofen: postmarketing fluvastatin sodium: postmarketing gemcitabine: postmarketing gliclazide: postmarketing glimepiride: postmarketing glycopyrrolate: postmarketing guanfacine: postmarketing ibuprofen: postmarketing crixivan: postmarketing iodixanol: postmarketing iopromide: postmarketing ipratropium bromide: postmarketing ketoprofen: postmarketing lamivudine: postmarketing lansoprazole: postmarketing loperamide hydrochloride: postmarketing losartan: postmarketing lovastatin: postmarketing mefloquine hydrochloride: postmarketing meloxicam: postmarketing metoprolol: postmarketing mifepristone: postmarketing singulair: postmarketing morphine: postmarketing nabumetone: postmarketing naltrexone: postmarketing nitroglycerin: postmarketing levonorgestrel: postmarketing orlistat: postmarketing paclitaxel: postmarketing pamidronate disodium: postmarketing, rare denavir: postmarketing, 0% pramipexole dihydrochloride monohydrate: postmarketing pravastatin sodium: postmarketing procarbazine (procarbazine hydrochloride): postmarketing propafenone hydrochloride: postmarketing propofol: postmarketing ramipril: postmarketing stavudine: postmarketing sevoflurane: postmarketing sotalol hydrochloride: postmarketing sumatriptan (sumatriptan succinate): postmarketing gatifloxacin: postmarketing tinidazole: postmarketing topotecan: rare, postmarketing trazodone: postmarketing triamcinolone: postmarketing ursodiol: postmarketing valacyclovir: postmarketing vigabatrin: postmarketing vinorelbine: postmarketing zafirlukast: postmarketing zidovudine: postmarketing medroxyprogesterone acetate: postmarketing pimozide: postmarketing clobetasol: postmarketing etonogestrel: postmarketing acitretin: postmarketing desflurane: postmarketing cefotan: postmarketing alfentanil: postmarketing ranolazine: postmarketing tamsulosin: postmarketing perindopril erbumine: postmarketing eprosartan (eprosartan mesylate): postmarketing bendamustine: postmarketing nebivolol: postmarketing voriconazole: postmarketing rifaximin: postmarketing rosiglitazone maleate: postmarketing fulvestrant: postmarketing tracleer: rare fondaparinux sodium: postmarketing mometasone furoate: postmarketing olmesartan medoxomil: postmarketing reyataz: postmarketing dutasteride: postmarketing solifenacin succinate: postmarketing glatiramer acetate: postmarketing bimatoprost: postmarketing balsalazide: postmarketing venofer: postmarketing fesoterodine: postmarketing insulin recombinant human: postmarketing forteo: postmarketing aprotinin: postmarketing refludan: postmarketing byetta: postmarketing trelstar: postmarketing levocarnitine epoprostenol sodium alprostadil salicylic acid allopurinol aminocaproic acid iodine levothyroxine niacin pyrazinamide quinidine retinol Thiamine urea naproxen cladribine phenytoin azacitidine amphotericin b acebutolol (acebutolol hydrochloride) acetaminophen albuterol altretamine amcinonide diatrizoic acid amifostine aminoglutethimide theophylline anhydrous amlodipine amoxapine amprenavir iopidine acetylsalicylic acid atenolol atorvastatin calcium aztreonam penicillin g betahistine hydrochloride betaxolol bicalutamide bromazepam bumetanide bupivacaine butorphanol tartrate cabergoline verapamil calcipotriene captopril Carbenicillin carbenicillin indanyl sodium carvedilol cefadroxil cefepime cefotaxime cefoxitin cefprozil ceftazidime ceftibuten ceftizoxime celecoxib cephalexin cefixime anhydrous baycol cevimeline hydrochloride chlorambucil chloroquine chlorpropamide ciclopirox cilazapril (cilazapril monohydrate) clofazimine clonazepam clotrimazole clozapine codeine cyanocobalamin cyclophosphamide danazol dantrolene daunorubicin deferiprone desipramine desoximetasone dexamethasone eflornithine hydrochloride cyproterone acetate diazepam diazoxide dicloxacillin diflunisal difluprednate diltiazem dipivefrin hydrochloride dipyridamole disopyramide docetaxel domperidone (domperidone maleate) doxapram hydrochloride econazole emedastine difumarate enalapril sodium ergotamine erythromycin myambutol etoposide famotidine felbamate fenoprofen calcium flecainide flucytosine fluphenazine flumazenil diflorasone flunisolide fluorouracil flurandrenolide flurazepam hydrochloride folic acid formoterol fumarate foscarnet sodium fosfomycin tromethamine fosinopril sodium romidepsin furosemide ganciclovir gemfibrozil gentamicin glipizide glyburide halcinonide hydralazine hydrochlorothiazide hydrocortisone butyrate hydroxychloroquine nardil idarubicin imipramine indapamide indomethacin iopamidol iothalamic acid ioversol ioxaglic acid ioxilan irbesartan itraconazole ketoconazole labetalol latanoprost leuprolide acetate levobunolol lincocin linezolid lisinopril maxaquin loxapine mafenide mefenamic acid alkeran meperidine mepivacaine meprobamate mesoridazine metformin methadone methenamine hippurate methocarbamol methotrexate methoxsalen methylprednisolone metolazone midazolam minocycline minoxidil modafinil moxifloxacin hydrochloride mycophenolic acid nadolol nalbuphine nalidixic acid naratriptan nateglinide nefazodone nelfinavir mesylate nevirapine nifedipine nilutamide nimodipine nisoldipine nitrofurantoin norethindrone norfloxacin nortriptyline nystatin orphenadrine oxacillin oxaliplatin oxaprozin oxiconazole dexpanthenol pantoprazole penicillamine pentazocine pentoxifylline perphenazine phenazopyridine pilocarpine piperacillin (piperacillin sodium) pirbuterol piroxicam prazosin probenecid procainamide hydrochloride Procaine prochlorperazine protriptyline quinapril rabeprazole sodium sirolimus reserpine riluzole ritonavir rizatriptan (rizatriptan benzoate) rofecoxib scopolamine meridia sildenafil silver sulfadiazine sulfadiazine sodium iodide i-131 risedronate sodium sulconazole sulfacetamide sulfisoxazole sulindac suprofen tamoxifen citrate temozolomide terazosin terconazole thiabendazole Thiotepa thiothixene ticlopidine tobramycin tolazamide toremifene trandolapril triazolam trifluoperazine trimethoprim trospium delavirdine mesylate unoprostone isopropyl valsartan vancomycin zalcitabine zolmitriptan zonisamide eszopiclone phentolamine warfarin benzonatate chloroprocaine heparin brevital sodium propoxyphene desonide docosanol pentosan polysulfate sodium arsenic trioxide amiloride fluorescein estramustine phosphate sodium megestrol oxtriphylline clocortolone isosorbide-5-mononitrate desmopressin acetate lithium cation Septocaine with epinephrine 1:100 oxcarbazepine moricizine dobutamine halofantrine hydrochloride carboplatin bezafibrate rimexolone nabilone permethrin nitazoxanide sufentanil valrubicin buserelin (buserelin acetate) lodoxamide cisatracurium (cisatracurium besylate) butoconazole nitrate naftifine prednicarbate octreotide (octreotide acetate) cefpodoxime clarithromycin strattera moexipril hydrochloride milnacipran fosphenytoin sodium rotigotine esmolol hydrochloride adapalene exemestane cidofovir anhydrous rocuronium meropenem gadoteridol Bromfenac invirase Premetrexed adefovir dipivoxil emtricitabine tiludronic acid capecitabine urofollitropin valcyte plerixafor tipranavir Sertaconazole telmisartan zoledronic acid azopt ropivacaine hydrochloride lanreotide icatibant enablex bleomycin sulfate gemifloxacin mesylate doripenem telithromycin bortezomib Raltitrexed gadobenic acid mangafodipir trisodium levitra tadalafil paliperidone nitisinone clofarabine valdecoxib viread azilect caspofungin (caspofungin acetate) gefitinib fosamprenavir calcium febuxostat posaconazole temsirolimus palonosetron invanz nepafenac gadodiamide sensipar gadopentetate dimeglumine anidulafungin varenicline ambrisentan prezista sitaxsentan sodium nexavar lenalidomide gadoversetamide rosuvastatin calcium micafungin sodium maraviroc nilotinib (nilotinib hydrochloride monohydrate) travoprost propylthiouracil methimazole sprycel telavancin porfimer sodium sutent hydroxocobalamin alclometasone dipropionate entacapone Tolcapone tigecycline pitavastatin halobetasol sulfasalazine methylnaltrexone bromide verteporfin rifampin rifapentine auranofin cefdinir rivaroxaban ivermectin dabigatran etexilate ceftobiprole (ceftobiprole medocaril) retapamulin cefditoren pivoxil streptokinase loteprednol etabonate gadofosveset prialt novolog insulin lispro recombinant natrecor colistin cetrotide synarel histrelin lantus sucralfate

Drugs with this indication calcium chloride ion estradiol lactic acid, dl- alcohol epinephrine doxorubicin hydrochloride azelastine beclomethasone dipropionate benzocaine butenafine hydrochloride cetirizine Clemastine cromolyn diphenhydramine doxepin epinastine famciclovir fexofenadine hydrochloride griseofulvin hydrocortisone hydroxyzine lidocaine ketorolac ketotifen (ketotifen fumarate) loratadine miconazole nitrate tazarotene terbinafine estrogens, conjugated nedocromil sodium inhalation aerosol olopatadine desloratadine