Ordinary scabies is treated with permethrin-based creams and shampoos while crusted "Norwegian" scabies is often treated with a combination of permethrin (5%) and oral ivermectin 200 µ/kg.

The first-line treatment in many countries is now 5% permethrin, with ivermectin, a promising oral therapy for ordinary scabies. Benzyl benzoate continues to be highly efficacious, although there ...

(Higher concentrations of permethrin are used in medications for treating both head lice and scabies.) Spray only your clothing. We said it before, but it’s worth repeating: Permethrin spray is ...

Dermatologist Caroline Mahon provides updates on how to optimise topical permethrin treatment for scabies and how to use oral ivermectin in children 1. Simonart T, Lam Hoai XL. Escalating threat of ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Human skin is 20 times more permeable to lindane than to permethrin. Guinea pig skin is not as permeable to lindane, but in-vivo guinea ...

A 6-month-old infant and her family presented with a 5-month relapsing scabies at a post-therapy visit. Topical 5% permethrin treatment was administered to all members, and repeated five times at a ...