noun
anti-itch medication; antipruritic drug
Refers to topical creams, ointments, or oral medicines that relieve itching. Common in drugstores and everyday conversation.
虫刺されにはかゆみ止めを塗ってください。
Please apply anti-itch medication to insect bites.
薬局でかゆみ止めを買ってきた。
I bought some anti-itch medicine at the pharmacy.
かゆみ means 'itch' or 'itching', while かゆみ止め is the medication that stops it.
Compound of かゆみ (itch) + 止め (stopper), from 止める (to stop).