QUESTION: I used Zovirax ointment for two decades while I had employer-funded insurance. Once I went on Medicare, I learned ...

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

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.

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 ...

“Not everyone needs a night cream; it largely depends on your skin type, concerns and your overall skincare routine,” agrees Dr Mahto. “For those with dry or mature skin, a night cream can provide ...

That includes a night cream. I don’t use retinol nightly, so on the days I’m not applying an active I go into full reparative mode and layer as much moisture and as many healing ingredients as ...

Treatment and prevention Treatment is usually a skin lotion called permethrin or sometimes another cream ... Ivermectin, taken orally, is also extremely effective at curing scabies and can be ...

Scabies is caused by a parasitic mite which burrows under the skin and lays eggs, which causes intense itching and blisters to appear. It is easily spread via skin-to-skin contact, or by sharing ...

Scabies is not usually a serious condition, according to the NHS, "but it does need to be treated". The NHS adds: "A pharmacist will recommend a cream or lotion that you apply over your whole body.

Scabies is not usually a serious condition, according to the NHS, "but it does need to be treated". The NHS adds: "A pharmacist will recommend a cream or lotion that you apply over your whole body. It ...