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Eurax Lotion: Full Drug Profile

Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026

Eurax Lotion - General Information

Eurax Lotion is a scabicidal and antipruritic agent available as a cream or lotion for topical use only. It is a colorless to slightly yellowish oil, having a faint amine-like odor. It is miscible with alcohol and with methanol.

 

Pharmacology of Eurax Lotion

Eurax Lotion is usually used to treat pruritis (itching of the skin) caused by scabies or sunburn. Eurax Lotion relieves itching by producing what is called a counter-irritation. As crotamiton evaporates from the skin, it produces a cooling effect. This cooling effect helps to divert your body's attention away from the itching. Due to this cooling effect it is also effective for the relief of sunburn. The drug is also believed to kill scabies through an unknown mechanism.

 

Eurax Lotion for patients

DIRECTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH SCABIES

  1. Take a routine bath or shower. Thoroughly massage Eurax cream or lotion into the skin from the chin to the toes including folds and creases.
  2. Put Eurax cream or lotion under fingernails after trimming the fingernails short, because scabies are very likely to remain there. A toothbrush can be used to apply the Eurax cream or lotion under the fingernails. Immediately after use, the toothbrush should be wrapped in paper and thrown away. Use of the same brush in the mouth could lead to poisoning.
  3. A second application is advisable 24 hours later.
  4. This 60 gram tube or bottle is sufficient for two applications.
  5. Clothing and bed linen should be changed the next day. Contaminated clothing and bed linen may be dry-cleaned, or washed in the hot cycle of the washing machine.
  6. A cleansing bath should be taken 48 hours after the last application.

 

Eurax Lotion Interactions

None known.

 

Eurax Lotion Contraindications

Eurax should not be applied topically to patients who develop a sensitivity or are allergic to it or who manifest a primary irritation response to topical medications.

 

Additional information about Eurax Lotion

Eurax Lotion Indication: For eradication of scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei) and for symptomatic treatment of pruritic skin. Mechanism Of Action: Eurax Lotion relieves itching by producing what is called a counter-irritation. As crotamiton evaporates from the skin, it produces a cooling effect. This cooling effect helps to divert your body's attention away from the itching. Drug Interactions: Not Available Food Interactions: Not Available Generic Name: Crotamiton Synonyms: Crotamitone; Crotaglin; Crotalgin Drug Category: Antiparasitic Agents; Scabicides; Antipruritics Drug Type: Small Molecule; Approved Other Brand Names containing Crotamiton: Crotamitex; Crotan; Eurasil; Eurax; Eurax Cream; Eurax Lotion; Euraxil; Veteusan; Absorption: 10 % absorbed when applied locally. Toxicity (Overdose): Not Available Protein Binding: Not Available Biotransformation: Not Available Half Life: Not Available Dosage Forms of Eurax Lotion: Cream Topical Chemical IUPAC Name: N-ethyl-N-(2-methylphenyl)but-2-enamide Chemical Formula: C13H17NO Crotamiton on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotamiton Organisms Affected: Humans and other mammals