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 ...

Seven of nine reported shortages of permethrin and malathion. Prof Kamila Hawthorne, the chair of the Royal College of GPs, explained that GPs have seen 'growing rates' of scabies presentations ...

All but two reported shortages of permethrin and malathion, the two most common medications used to treat scabies in the UK. A report in The Guardian blamed supply chain shortages and the war in ...

Recently published NHS data shows an increase in scabies diagnoses—a contagious ... getting either permethrin cream or malathion lotion from the pharmacy or prescription from the GP, reports ...

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 ...

Recently published NHS data shows an increase in scabies diagnoses—a contagious ... this year It recommends immediate treatment to prevent spreading, getting either permethrin cream or malathion ...