A standard dose of ivermectin combined with 5% permethrin was superior to higher-dose ivermectin for the treatment of severe ...

Higher-dose ivermectin combined with permethrin does not improve cure rates compared with standard dosing in adults with severe scabies, study shows.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Scabies and impetigo can cause severe skin reactions as well as soft tissue infections. Prevalence of both ...

A double-blind, randomized study showed that an increased oral dose of ivermectin (400 µg/kg of body weight) along with ...

For adults with severe scabies, higher-dose ivermectin plus permethrin is not superior to standard-dose ivermectin plus permethrin, according to a study published in the May 7 issue of the New England ...

The discovery of ivermectin represented a major advance in parasite control for both veterinary and human medicine. More than 400 million doses of ivermectin have been administered in programs aimed ...

Children living in tropical countries and in poverty often have high rates of infection with the scabies mite. UNICEF Ethiopia/flickr , CC BY-NC-ND Mites living in your skin are just the start of the ...

MaryJo Perry raises animals on her property outside of Jackson, Miss., and uses ivermectin to treat her cattle. To her, the drug is as familiar, safe, cheap and effective as vitamins: "We've been ...

While ivermectin is recommended, optimal dosing has been unclear ...