permethrin+cream

=Permethrin Cream=

How it works
Acts to kill the lice that are causing your headlice/scabies. //Pyrethroid; acts on nerve cell membranes of lice and presumably mites resulting in delayed repolarisation and subsequent paralysis.//

Questions to Ask
What medications? - medical conditions? //do not use on broken or infected skin// - allergies? //Allergy to pyrethrins or pyrethroids//

How to take
//Remember to also apply between fingers and toes, under nails, in skin folds, to belly button, between the buttocks and to groin area.// //If you wash your hands or any other part of your body during the treatment period, you should reapply the lotion/cream to the washed areas.// Use 5% cream or lotion. Apply to clean, cool, dry skin from chin down. Leave on skin for 8–14 hours. Wash with warm soapy water and rinse thoroughly. Repeat after 7 days. Also apply to the scalp, neck, face and ears in children <2 years, elderly or immunocompromised people, people who have had treatment failure or those with atypical or crusted scabies. __Cream__ Approximate amounts for a single application: //Adult//, up to one 30 g tube. //Child 5–12 years//, up to half a 30 g tube. //Child 1–5 years//, up to one-quarter of a 30 g tube. //Infant 6 months–1 year//, up to one-eighth of a 30 g tube.
 * Scabies**

Use 1% preparations. Amount of liquid needed depends on length and thickness of hair. Apply to damp hair after washing with usual shampoo. Leave on hair for 10 minutes before rinsing with warm water. Use a fine-tooth comb to remove dead lice. Repeat after 7 days.
 * Head lice**

Side effects
//none reported//

Other advice?
//although a single treatment may be effective, two treatments 1 week apart are usually required to treat scabies// - Avoid contact with eyes, mouth and inside the nose. - Improvement usually occurs within a day or two of treatment. - Itch may persist for 2–3 weeks after scabies treatment (7–10 days after lice treatment); this may not be ongoing infection. Applying a moisturiser may be helpful. See a doctor if itching continues after this time. - Avoid excessive treatment; further irritation can occur.

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