Ivermectin use in scabies.

Abstract

Oral ivermectin is an effective and cost-comparable alternative to topical agents in the treatment of scabies infection. It may be particularly useful in the treatment of severely crusted scabies lesions in immunocompromised patients or when topical therapy has failed. Oral dosing may be more convenient in institutional outbreaks and in the treatment of mentally impaired patients. Ivermectin has been used extensively and safely in the treatment of other parasitic infections, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved the drug for the treatment of scabies infection. The safety of oral ivermectin in pregnant and lactating women and young children has yet to be established.

• Authors: Robert S Fawcett
• Journal: American family physician (Am Fam Physician) Vol. 68 Issue 6 Pg. 1089-92 (Sep 15 2003) ISSN: 0002-838X [Print] United States
• PMID: 14524395 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antiparasitic Agents
• Ivermectin

Topics

• Antiparasitic Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Ivermectin (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Scabies (diagnosis, drug therapy)