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Which medicine is prescribed to a 6 week old with scabies?

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Dr. Sarosh Batlivala answered

Specializes in Pediatric Cardiology

Scabicide & Laundry!: For complete details, visit: http://www.Cdc.Gov/parasites/scabies/treatment.Html child should be treated head-to-toe with a "scabicide" (medicine that kills scabies and mites). No medicine has been approved for infants under 8 weeks. But the 1st line is Permethrin cream. You also have to wash all clothes/bedding in very hot water (be careful). Please see your doctor for treatment recs.

Answered 6/30/2014

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