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.

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 ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

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

It recommends immediate treatment to prevent spreading, getting either permethrin cream ... GP rather than use the cream from the pharmacy. More information about scabies is available on the ...