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. 1993 Jan;34(1):25–27.

A clinical trial on the efficacy of clemastine in the management of allergic pruritus in dogs

William H Miller Jr, Danny W Scott, Jocelyn R Wellington
PMCID: PMC1686351  PMID: 17424141

Abstract

Clemastine fumarate was administered to 72 atopic dogs. The pruritus in seven dogs was eliminated with this treatment. Another 14 dogs improved considerably with treatment but had some residual pruritus. Side effects were uncommon and only three dogs had to be withdrawn from treatment because of adverse reactions.

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