QUESTION: I used Zovirax ointment for two decades while I had employer-funded insurance. Once I went on Medicare, I learned ...

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

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 ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

QUESTION: I used Zovirax ointment for two decades while I had employer-funded insurance. Once I went on Medicare, I learned the real price of this cold sore ointment — outrageous! I asked my ...

Examining efficacy and safety, Chosidow and colleagues (2010) compared oral ivermectin at an increased dose of 400 mg/kg with malathion (0.5%) lotion in patients with difficult-to-eradicate head ...

It is also used for Onchocerciasis or River blindness caused by the parasite named Onchocerca volvulus • Scabies caused by the mite named Sarcoptes. Ivermectin ... as a single oral dose therapy.

Ivermectin is an antiparasitic agent, and its potential as an anticancer agent has recently attracted increasing attention. While analyzing the effect of the substance, different researchers noted ...

Dr Deborah Lee has discussed the signs to look out for when it comes to scabies and where they are most commonly found on the ...

This is what doctors are saying as cases of scabies are rising. From the year to April, there were 3,689 confirmed hospital ...