Ordinary scabies is treated with permethrin-based creams and shampoos while crusted "Norwegian" scabies is often treated with a combination of permethrin (5%) and oral ivermectin 200 µ/kg.

Limited effective treatments, coupled with recent observations of emerging drug resistance to oral ivermectin and 5% permethrin, raise concerns regarding the future control of scabies, especially ...

(Higher concentrations of permethrin are used in medications for treating both head lice and scabies ... dilute it down to a concentration of 0.52 percent, the industry standard for clothing.

It recommends immediate treatment to prevent spreading, getting either permethrin cream ... 1,696 reported this year. While scabies has risen sharply by 66 percent resulting in 5,661 primary ...