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 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 ...

(Higher concentrations of permethrin are used in medications for treating both head lice and scabies ... dilute it down to a concentration of 0.52 percent, the industry standard for clothing.