CVS Itch Relief Pramoxine Hydrochloride and Zinc Acetate 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL Lotion, 177 mL
by CVS Pharmacy · 177 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (69842-400-96)
NDC 69842-0400-96
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled)
69842-400-96
billing pads the product segment with a zero
OTC
On market
Non-controlled
🗂️ Data synced Jul 24, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
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🆔 Identity & classification
FDA NDC (as labeled)
69842-400-96
Product NDC
69842-400
11-digit billing NDC
69842040096
NCPDP billing unit
ML — per mL (volume)
RxCUI
1234546
UNII
88AYB867L5, FM5526K07A
UPC
0050428290880
Application #
M016
SPL Set ID
c60cfbf2-6788-43dc-b23a-e3433b7f3265
Established class (EPC)
Copper Absorption Inhibitor
Physiologic effect
Decreased Copper Ion Absorption
DEA schedule
Non-controlled
Marketing category
OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG
Marketing status
On market
FDA listing status
Listed (active directory)
Marketing start
2008-01-01
Route
TOPICAL
Dosage form
LOTION
Substance
PRAMOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE; ZINC ACETATE
Why two NDCs?
The FDA registers this code as 69842-400-96 — a 5-3-2 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the product segment → 69842-0400-96. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.
🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Local anesthetics class.
Drug family (ATC)
Local anesthetics, Anesthetics for topical use
Where does this data come from?
Therapeutic classes from RxNorm RxClass (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Established Pharmacologic Class (FDA), ATC drug family (WHO) and mechanism of action, matched by this product’s RxCUI.
🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
LabelerCVS Pharmacy
FDA applicationM016 (OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG)
Labeler code69842
First marketedJan 2008
Product typeHuman Otc Drug
Portfolio550 products on file
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Where does this data come from?
Labeler, application holder and registered establishment from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Drugs@FDA; address/contact from the product’s FDA label.
🩺 Clinical
🧪 What is this product?
CVS Itch Relief is a topical lotion containing two active ingredients. Pramoxine hydrochloride is a local anesthetic commonly used to numb skin and reduce itching sensations. Zinc acetate functions as an astringent, helping to dry out irritated or oozing skin. Together, these ingredients are typically used in over-the-counter products designed to provide temporary relief from minor itching and discomfort on the skin surface.
Patient education
Supplement & herbal interactions
Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.
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Where does this data come from?
Source: official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed and the openFDA label index. Structured
IACT rows and label-wide narrative are kept separate; availability and product-level specificity depend on the submitted label.Inactive ingredient FAQ
Are inactive ingredients the same for every manufacturer?
No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
Why might an inactive ingredient be missing?
Some SPLs do not provide a complete structured inactive-ingredient list, and older or unusual labels may only include the information in narrative text.
Can inactive ingredients matter?
Yes. They can matter for allergies, intolerances, dyes, gluten / lactose concerns, preservatives, and formulation differences — but confirm with a pharmacist or the manufacturer when it’s clinically important.
💲 Pricing
A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.
| Price system | Per g | Per package |
|---|---|---|
| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
ℹ️
No price is published for this exact package yet. CMS surveys NADAC per package size, so a different pack of the same drug often has one.
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.
🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby Caldyphen Clear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 00536-1269-58 | Rugby | 177 ml | $0.013 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Caldyphen Clear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 24385-0439-30 | Amerisource | 177 ml | $0.013 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Calamine Clear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 70000-0397-01 | Cardinal | 177 ml | $0.013 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Clear Anti-Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 83324-0245-06 | Chain | 177 ml | $0.013 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Sunmark Caldyphen Clear 80 mg/mL; 10 mg/mL 49348-0610-36 | Strategic | 177 ml | $0.015 | — | FDA listed | — |
| Caladryl Clear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 00187-5466-06 | Bausch | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| calahist clear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 00363-9412-97 | WALGREEN | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Humco Calaclear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 00395-0400-96 | Humco | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Clear Anti-Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 11344-0812-30 | Nice-Pak | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Clear Anti Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 21130-0952-30 | Better | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Clear Anti Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 36800-0218-30 | Topco | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| TopCare Calaclear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 36800-0267-96 | TOPCO | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Clear Anti Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 41163-0099-30 | United | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Clear Anti-Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 41250-0218-30 | Meijer, | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Calaclear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 49035-0402-96 | Wal-Mart | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Clear Anti-Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 55910-0218-30 | Old | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Clear Anti Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 59640-0218-30 | H | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Quality Choice Anti-Itch Clear 80 mg/mL; 10 mg/mL 63868-0097-06 | Chain | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| CVS Itch Relief 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mLthis 69842-0400-96 | CVS | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Foster and Thrive Caldyphen Clear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 70677-1199-01 | Strategic | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Clear Anti-Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 72476-0218-30 | Retail | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Clear Anti-Itch 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 75981-0218-30 | Perrigo | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Calamine Clear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 82645-0400-96 | Pharma | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Calaclear 10 mg/mL; 1 mg/mL 82645-0923-96 | Pharma | 177 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
About this product: other versions of the same ingredient, strength and form are listed above, least expensive first, with FDA equivalence ratings where available.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.
⏳ Availability & generic status
🏛️
2008
On the market since
Jan 2008
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
18 years listed
🔒
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No generic listed yet
brand only
ℹ️No FDA-approved generic found
We did not find an FDA-approved generic match for this exact strength, form and route.
Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Orange Book (small-molecule drugs), refreshed from public FDA data. Generic launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.
📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69842-0400-96 You're viewing this | 177 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (69842-400-96) | 2008-01-01 | Active |
🧭 About this NDC listing & data coverage
Over-the-counter (OTC) product
What data is (and isn’t) available for this NDC — tap to expand
| NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) | ✓ Available |
| Labeler | ✓ Available |
| Product & package description | ✓ Available |
| Marketing category & status | ✓ Available |
| Active ingredient / dosage form / route | ✓ Available |
| FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) | ✓ Available |
| Package photos | — Not published for this NDC No photo available yet for this listing. |
| Inactive ingredients (structured) | — Not published for this NDC The labeler did not submit a structured excipient list, or no SPL is available. |
| NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) | — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey. |
| Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data | — Not published for this NDC Applies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope. |
| HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk | — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal. |
| Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) | — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold. |
“Not published” reflects what the public FDA / CMS / NLM sources provide for this exact package code — it is a property of the data feeds, not a judgment about the product.
Questions about this listing
Is this NDC FDA-approved?
An NDC listing does not by itself establish FDA approval — the NDC Directory records that a product is listed with FDA, not that it was reviewed and approved. This listing's marketing category is "Otc Monograph Drug". Products approved under an application carry an NDA, ANDA, or BLA number.
Why is there no price listed?
The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The FDA registers it as 69842-400-96, which is what is printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero: 69842-0400-96, written without dashes as 69842040096. The Identity section at the top of this page lists every form of this code.
What do the three segments of this NDC mean?
In 69842-0400-96, the first segment (69842) is the labeler code FDA assigned to CVS Pharmacy; the middle segment (0400) identifies this specific product — its ingredient, strength, and dosage form; and the last segment (96) identifies this exact package size and type. Together they name one specific package of one specific product.
Is this package still being marketed?
Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by CVS Pharmacy. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
CVS Pharmacy is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
Do I need a prescription for this product?
This NDC is listed with FDA as an over-the-counter product, so it does not require a prescription. Follow the package directions, and ask your pharmacist if you are unsure whether it is right for you.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.
📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
The complete FDA label for this product — the official Drug Facts labeling, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
🎯 Indications and Usage
⏱️ Dosage and Administration
⚠️ Warnings
🧪 Active Ingredient
🧪 Inactive Ingredients
🎯 Purpose
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Use Dries the oozing and weeping, and temporarily relieves pain and itching of poison ivy, oak, and poison sumac and other minor skin irritations.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
Directions Adults and children 2 yrs. o f age and older . Shake well before using. Cleanse the skin with soap and water and let dry. Apply to the affected area using cotton or soft cloth not more than 3 to 4 times daily as needed for comfort. Children under 2 yrs. of age: Consult a doctor before use.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
Warnings For external use only. Use only as directed. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes, Ask doctor before using in children under 2 years of age. Stop use and ask a doctor if condition worsens. Symptoms last for more than 7 days or clear up and occur again within a few days. Keep out of reach of children. In case of accidental ingestion, seek professional assistance or contact a Poison Control Center immediately.
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Active Ingredient Pramoxine HCl 1% Zinc Acetate 0.1%
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
Inactive Ingredient SD Alcohol 38B 2.5%, Camphor, Diazolidinyl Urea, Fragrances, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Methylparaben, Polysorbate 80, Propylene Glycol, Propylparaben, and Purified Water.
🎯 Purpose ▾
Purpose External Analgesic Skin Protectant
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Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.
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For educational and professional reference only — not medical advice. Pricing reflects published
NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.