Scabies and lice:
Indications for: Permethrin
Scabies.
Adults and Children:
<2 months: not recommended. ≥2 months: massage into skin from head to soles of feet. Remove 8–14hrs later by washing. Usually 1 treatment suffices; if living mites are present after 14 days, retreat. Infants: also treat scalp, temples and forehead. Wash or dryclean bedding and clothing appropriately.
Permethrin Contraindications:
Allergy to pyrethrins, pyrethroids, or chrysanthemums.
Permethrin Warnings/Precautions:
Avoid eyes. Pregnancy (Cat.B). Nursing mothers: not recommended.
Permethrin Classification:
Scabicide.
Adverse Reactions:
Pruritus, burning, stinging, tingling, numbness, erythema, rash.
Note:
Formerly known under the brand names Acticin, Elimite.
How Supplied:
Contact supplier.
