Healthy Living: Relieving Chronic Itch

Chronic itch affects up to 15 percent of the population and, for many patients, it can be a life-changing condition because the urge to itch is always there, disrupting everyday activities and making it nearly impossible to sleep well.

Now, for the first time, doctors have found a drug that could finally offer relief.

We see how in Healthy Living.

This new drug is FDA approved and can be prescribed off-label by physicians, but it’s up to insurance companies whether or not they’ll cover it.

If it’s not covered by insurance, the drug costs more than $30,000 a year.