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Does ivermectin kill all the scabies i have on my body ? and how do i convince my family to treat themselves and the house ?

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Dr. John Leander Po answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

YES: Treatment requires a prescription, typically of a topical medication such as: permethrins, crotamiton, or lindane . Ivermectin's use in scabies is effective but is "off label" ( ie. Not an fda approved indication). Convincing the family will be easy but space limitations can't do justice to this topic- go to the cdc website for the best answer-http://www.Cdc.Gov/parasites//scabies/.

Answered 12/14/2017

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