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Can the ingredient penylephrine that's found in hemorrhoid cream be effective against scabies?
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No: Scabies requires anti-arthropod treatment. The phenylephrine is a vasoconstrictor, and does not have appreciable efficacy against scabies.
Answered 9/28/2016
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