Limited effective treatments, coupled with recent observations of emerging drug resistance to oral ivermectin and 5% permethrin, raise concerns regarding the future control of scabies, especially ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

The Express spoke to Dr Deborah Lee about the signs to look out for when it comes to scabies and where they are most commonly ...

This is what doctors are saying as cases of scabies are rising. From the year to April, there were 3,689 confirmed hospital ...

Mushtaq A, Khurshid K, Suhail Pal S: Comparison of efficacy and safety of oral ivermectin with topical permethrin in treatment of scabies. J Pak Assoc Derma 2010; 20: 227–31. 19. Saqib M ...

"While we have been working with this for a couple of weeks with one student, in the last 24 hours there have been a few ...

While scabies does not kill many people, it is an unpleasant infection that causes significant impact on quality of life.

You may need to use the treatment a second time ... can be treated with an insecticide taken orally (as a tablet), called ivermectin, alongside a cream. This form of scabies is very contagious, so ...

Scabies, a highly contagious skin infestation caused by parasitic mite burrowing in the skin, is on the rise across the UK. GPs in England are now warning the public not to ignore an itchy rash which ...

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 ...

‘The treatment for scabies is a topical cream or lotion ... form may be prescribed the mite-killing oral medication ivermectin, with a second dose given roughly two weeks later.

When treating scabies in institutions, oral anti-scabies treatment with ivermectin is often preferred. Alternative or natural remedies for scabies should not be used as they will not kill the ...