Scabies (cont.)
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- Scabies Overview
- Scabies Causes
- Scabies Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Scabies Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Medications
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
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- Authors and Editors
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Medications
Follow your doctor's instructions for prescription anti-scabies agents, if prescribed for you.
- Do not apply to eyes, face, or mucous membranes.
- Discuss treatment with your doctor if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or you are treating your newborn or a toddler.
- Common prescription agents for scabies
- elimite cream (permethrin 5%)
- Less common prescription agents
- lindane 1% cream
- ivermectin pill(s)
- malathion 0.5% lotion (Ovide)
- benzyl benzoate
- crotamiton lotion or cream (Eurax)
- sulfur-based lotions, creams, or soaps
Learn more about medications like permethrin (Elimite), lindane (Kwell), and malathion (Ovide) creams and lotions on RxList.com.
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Human scabies is an intensely pruritic skin infestation caused by the host-specific mite, Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis.
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