There has recently been a rise in the number of people developing scabies, heres everything you need to know about it ...

2008;3(1):57-66 ... to evaluate optimal therapeutic strategies for scabies. The first-line treatment in many countries is now 5% permethrin, with ivermectin, a promising oral therapy for ...

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 treatment for scabies is a topical cream or lotion - the most commonly used are permethrin cream and malathion lotion - that can be purchased in pharmacies, or by prescription in general practice ...

The NHS said: "Scabies are usually treated with permethrin cream or lotion which is applied to the whole body, including the scalp and face. "Some other treatments are only applied from the neck down.