Medicine guide

Discount Drug Mart Anti-Itch

.5 g/100g + .5 g/100g · Lotion

  • Available without prescription
Active substance
Camphor, Menthol
Made by
Discount Drug Mart

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

At a glance

Quoted from the official label · 2024-12-13

What it is

Anti - itch

Used for
  • Ivy oak sumac
Do not take it if

On large areas of the body with any other product containing diphenhydramine, even one taken by mouth

All warnings ↓
Good to know
  • Sold without a prescription
  • FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
74other products contain Camphor, Menthol — compare makers, forms and strengths

Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed

What it is for

temporary relieves pain and itching due to:

  • insect bites minor burns sunburn minor skin irritations minor cuts scrapes rashes due to poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac dries the oozing and weeping of poison:
  • ivy oak sumac

From the official label · 2024-12-13 · DailyMed

Do not take it if

on large areas of the body with any other product containing diphenhydramine, even one taken by mouth

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Do Not Use”.

How to take it

These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.

  • to open, squeeze cap tightly and turn pump counter-clockwise
  • adults and
  • children 2 years and older:
  • apply to affected area not more than 3 to 4 times daily
  • children under 2 years:
  • ask a doctor

Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.

Ask a doctor first if

ASk doctor before use on chicken pox on measles

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor”.

Stop and get help if

and ask doctor if condition worsens symptoms last more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Stop Use”.

Other warnings

  • For external use only
  • Do not use on large areas of the body with any other product containing diphenhydramine, even one taken by mouth ASk doctor before use on chicken pox on measles
  • when using this product do not get into eyes
  • Stop Use and ask doctor if condition worsens symptoms last more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days
  • Keep out of reach of children If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
  • do not get into eyes

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

Keep away from children

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.

How to store it

store at 20 °C to 25 °C (68 °F to 77 °F)

Quoted from the official label, section “Storage and Handling”.

What kind of medicine it is

Anti - itch

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.

Other ingredients

Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.

carbomer 940, cetyl alcohol, DMDM hydantoin, fragrance, glyceryl stearate, isopropyl myristate, PEG-40 stearate, PEG-100 stearate, purified water, sodium hydroxide, stearic acid, white petrolatum

Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.

Ingredients people check for

Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.

This label’s list of inactive ingredients names none of: lactose, wheat or gluten, colour dyes, sugars, sugar alcohols, alcohol (ethanol), aspartame (phenylalanine), gelatin, peanut oil, soy, parabens, sulfites, titanium dioxide.

Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.

Details

Made byDiscount Drug Mart
Active substanceCamphor, Menthol
Strength.5 g/100g + .5 g/100g
FormLotion
RouteTopical
Packs212 g in 1 BOTTLE, PUMP
NDC53943-262

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

Other strengths and forms

2 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

  • Lotion1 products
    • .5 g/100g + .5 g/100g
  • Cream1 products

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.