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 ...

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 Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has reported a significant rise in scabies cases presenting at GP surgeries ...

Unfortunately, the consequences of treatment shortages ... had reported an increase in scabies in their area. Seven of nine reported shortages of permethrin and malathion. Prof Kamila Hawthorne ...

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

Reports indicate that there is currently a shortage of the two drugs used to treat it, permethrin ... or breastfeeding. The treatment should be repeated after one week. Scabies is highly ...

The NHS states that scabies can "spread easily ... It recommends immediate treatment to prevent spreading, getting either permethrin cream or malathion lotion from the pharmacy or prescription ...