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.

When treating scabies in institutions, oral anti-scabies treatment with ivermectin is often preferred. Do not use alternative or natural remedies for scabies. They will not kill the scabies mite.

Cases of scabies are on the rise in the UK as students go back to university, the weather cools and people with symptoms delay visiting the doctor, experts say. Scabies cases in England are 72 per ...

In dogs, for example, a scabies infestation is called mange ... form may be prescribed the mite-killing oral medication ivermectin, with a second dose given roughly two weeks later.

Scabies is a condition that can affect anyone at any time. It is spread through close skin contact and is not caused by poor hygiene but by tiny mites that burrow into the skin.

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

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 ...

Doctors in England are warning people not to disregard an itchy rash because scabies, a highly contagious skin condition, is on the rise. According to the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), it can ...

Doctors have issued an urgent warning not to ignore scabies symptoms after a shock rise in cases. GPs are reporting an increase in the highly infectious parasitic infestation, caused by tiny mites ...