Table 2: Physician reported various treatment options for management of diabetes associated pruritus.
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Therapies prescribed |
Topical Therapies prescribed |
Oral therapies |
Injectable therapies |
Treatment duration prescribed |
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Topical + Oral |
Topical emollient/moisturizer |
1st generation antihistamines (hydroxyzine) |
Antihistamines |
Topical creams/moisturizers/emollients (1st line: 4 weeks, 2nd line: 4.5 weeks, 3rd line: 6 weeks) |
|
Topical |
Topical corticosteroids |
2nd generation antihistamines (levocetirizine, fexofenadine) |
Immunosuppressants |
Antihistamines (1st line: 2 weeks, 2nd line: 3.5 weeks, 3rd line: 4 weeks) |
|
Oral |
Topical Calcineurin inhibitors |
Montelukast |
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|
Topical + Oral + Injectable |