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Script for permethrine not due to pick up until the 25th. anything i can do to start process of getting rid of scabies until then? 6 wk old in house.
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Scabies: The only medications that work for scabies is prescription medications. The is no home remedy that is effective for scabies.
Answered 3/26/2013
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