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A member asked:

Why can't i feel vicks vaporub on my skin anymore? during the summer i used it a lot to relieve mosquito bites, and it worked but now i can't feel it.

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Tachyphylaxis: Tachyphylaxis is a condition that a medication stops working after a prolonged use.

Answered 1/25/2013

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