What Cream Is Good to Put on a Rash From Shingles?
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Doctors recommend applying topical antibiotic creams to the rash that occurs during a shingles outbreak, according to WebMD. Use of these creams helps prevent infection of the blisters and reduces the risk of further complications.
While topical antibiotic creams may indirectly reduce the pain of a shingles rash through preventing infection, oral analgesics are generally used to treat pain from a shingles rash rather than a topical cream, states WebMD. However, creams containing benzocaine and capsaicin are used after the initial shingles rash heals to treat postherpetic neuralgia, a common symptom consisting of persistent pain in the area of the rash that continues even after the rash itself has healed.
