Dermatology: What are medications for scabies?

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What are medications for scabies?

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• Ivermectin 200μg/kg if failure of topical treatment, HIV, elderly, community.. repeated in 2 weeks
• In Norwegian scabies: topical scabicide and oral ivermectin 200 ug/kg on days 1,2,8,9, and 15 
• Tetanus vaccination 
• Treat secondary infections, STI’s

Dermatology

What are medications for scabies?

• Ivermectin 200μg/kg if failure of topical treatment, HIV, elderly, community.. repeated in 2 weeks • In Norwegian scabies: topical scabicide and oral ivermectin 200 ug/kg on days 1,2,8,9, and 15 • Tetanus vaccination • Treat secondary infections, STI’s

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