Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by Sarcoptes scabei, known by several names such as "itch mite." At any given time, the worldwide burden of disease is about 300,000,000 people.

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

The first-line treatment in many countries is now 5% permethrin, with ivermectin, a promising oral therapy for ordinary scabies. Benzyl benzoate continues to be highly efficacious, although there ...

A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between $23 and $30. We agree with your dermatologist that ...

Oral tablets also became available ... Advertising Q: My adult daughter has a prescription for ivermectin to treat suspected scabies. The FDA has not approved this medication for the treatment ...

It is also used for Onchocerciasis or River blindness caused by the parasite named Onchocerca volvulus • Scabies caused by the mite named Sarcoptes. Ivermectin is an anthelminthic drug used to ...