Showing posts with label insect bite swelling itching hydrocortisone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insect bite swelling itching hydrocortisone. Show all posts

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Treatment for insect bite

Cortaid 10 (hydrocortisone 1%). This hydrocortisone cream improves both itching and swelling/redness. It actually has anti-inflammatory effects, not just symptomatic relief like the topical anesthetics. However, it does take longer for full effect than topical anesthetics.