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Can i use baking soda to dry up the blisters from shingles?
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Shingles: There is no cure for shingles, but treatment may shorten the length of illness and prevent complications. Treatment options include: antiviral medicines to reduce the pain and duration of shingles. Pain medicines, antidepressants, and topical creams to relieve long-term pain.
Answered 6/4/2019
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