A 38-year-old member asked:
will acticin (permethrin) work on my rosacea?
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Dr. Archibald Miller answered
41 years experience Plastic Surgery
No: It is a scabicide used to treat scabies, a common skin infection in children who play outdoors.
Answered on Sep 29, 2016
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Marsha Davis answered
28 years experience Internal Medicine
Not much good: It is a medication used for parasites and i can't imagine hoe it would help acne or rosales. It might even make your skin worse.
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
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Permethrin: Impacts the mite's (sarcoptes scabiei)nervous system which leads to muscle spasms, paralysis & death.
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vanessa Neal answered
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Elimite (permethrin): Hello Vaidehibi. If you are taking Elimite (permethrin) for scabies, it starts to work with that one time application but may require a second applica ... Read More
A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ein answered
48 years experience Infectious Disease
It may not: Follow the directions. A second treatment 7 days after the first is often required for cure.
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