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Medicated shampoos
Medicated shampoos is a skin-related agent.
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this
23 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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A 38-year old asked:
Are medicated shampoos more effective than other shampoos?
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A 46-year old asked:
If I have tenia versicolor is there a good medicated shampoo?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I'm struggling with dandruff I have used medicated shampoos but they not helping. What can I do?
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A 34-year old asked:
Do medicated shampoos cause hairfall as side effect?
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A 48-year old asked:
What medicated shampoo is recommended for both pityriasis capitis simplex and steatoides?
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A 39-year old asked:
I have a very flaky scalp. Medicated shampoo or other product?
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A 45-year old asked:
Have flaky scalp, can't use medicated shampoos, what can I try?
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A 25-year old female asked:
How can I clean my scalp if I'm allergic to everything? I can't use medicated shampoos, nor baby shampoos. However, I can use a bar of soap.
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A 39-year old asked:
What is a good medicated shampoos for dry scalp and dandruff?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have eczema and over the past couple years I've had it on my scalp. Been using medicated shampoo makes it worse. Are there any other options for me?
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A 28-year old female asked:
HI, I have like permanent boils on my scalp, on and off from last 5-6 years. They are not that intense! Please suggest some medicated shampoo for this?
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A female asked:
I have some red bump in the middle of my head for more than three months, I used medicated shampoo and other things and it not working. I don't k?
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A 40-year old asked:
Will medicated shampoos work on head lice?
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A 29-year old asked:
What is the best medicated shampoo for head lice?
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A 26-year old male asked:
The sides and crown of my scalp is peeling/shedding skin. My scalp is sensitive and reacts to medicated shampoos. How can I treat the shedding skin?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I tried using 2 different medicated shampoos on my scalp for dandruff but my skin is too sensitive and becomes extremely irritated. What should I do?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Suffering with dandruff problems with frequent hair falls. I have been using a medicated shampoo with zpto & ketoconazole content but has been useless?
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A 24-year old female asked:
What is preferably a better treatment for dandruff , natural remedy or medicated shampoo?
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A 44-year old female asked about a female:
I have flakes in my hair so i started using (iselsun blue medicated shampoo). After a week my hair smells real bad. What can I do to get rid of.
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A 25-year old male asked:
I used a medicated shampoo a month ago and my head and skin all over my body burns, itches has become red and does not retain moisture! what can I do?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can you get rid of head lice with medicated shampoos?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is there a way to get rid of head lice without medicated shampoo?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Eyes have white scales like dandruff all the time, tried medicated shampoos, don't work. Petroleum jelly before sleep temp helps?
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A 25-year old male asked:
How do I know if my scalp folliculitis is improving? I'm using medicated shampoo which reduces the itching but there's still pus and skin flaking.
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A 29-year old female asked:
My problem is no matter how many times I wash my hair and use medicated shampoos for psoriasis I still get flaky scalp and painful root folicals why?
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A 35-year old male asked:
When dealing with dandruff, what is a best solution for an OTC medicated shampoo, one with Salicylic Acid or Coal Tar? What are notable differences?
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A 52-year old male asked:
The Clobetasol solution (in conjunction with medicated shampoos) that I use for treating sebhoreic dermititus on my scalp is expensive and ineffective. Amoxycillin (250mg/day) is cheap effective and in the long run dangerous. Suggestions?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Ive had dandruff for years, white flakes even after washing hair & nothing works, went to a derm and they gave a medicated shampoo & two meds to mix & use on scalp for 2 months, have used as instructed but no improvement, will this ever go away?
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A 26-year old male asked:
My scalp around my hairline is dry and I can see the skin peeling. What can I do? I have VERY sensitive skin I was told to avoid medicated shampoos.
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A 26-year old male asked:
Can baby shampoo help with scalp acne nd tiny flakes? I have an extremely sensitive scalp and skin and using medicated shampoos has caused dermatitis.
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