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biloute

biloute

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Anyone know of a good cream or non-drowsy antihistamine available in a Spanish pharmacy that works REALLY well on bug bites? Not bedbugs, I think, just invisible mosquitos. I walked for two months without a bite and now I have over a dozen, all very itchy.
 
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Never got bitten by bedbugs but find Iodine very effective on mossy bites. I always carry a small dropper bottle in my first aid kit.
 
biloute said:
Anyone know of a good cream or non-drowsy antihistamine available in a Spanish pharmacy that works REALLY well on bug bites? Not bedbugs, I think, just invisible mosquitos. I walked for two months without a bite and now I have over a dozen, all very itchy.
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Go for a chat with the pharmacists. They'll help you out if they can. Explain the problem and they'll take it from there.
 
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