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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Also, the most effective scabies treatments, permethrin and malathion, are now difficult to obtain due to supply chain issues related to the war in Ukraine. Scabies infestations are also more ...
All but two reported shortages of permethrin and malathion ... “The shortage of scabies treatments is something that urgently needs more attention. “The public health calculation is not ...