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I have very bad itching from shingles on face and scalp!!!!!?
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Shingles itching: Hello. Were you prescribed any type of topical medicine to ease the itch such as lidocaine gel 5%? This can be safely applied to areas of intact skin of your face and scalp up to 4 times daily. Just be careful when you are applying it near your eyes. Some oral meds can be converted to topical form and could be useful for the itch like gabapentin, elavil, (amitriptyline) amantadine, etc. These are special scripts.
Answered 2/4/2017
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