How you apply the treatment cream for scabies makes a big difference. Permethrin 5% cream is the most commonly used medicine to treat scabies in adults, children and infants.

The two main treatments for scabies are permethrin 5% cream and malathion liquid, ... ivermectin has recently been licensed for the treatment of scabies, which is expected to help.

Because the children are more than 10 years of age, all family members are treated at the same time with topical permethrin cream and oral ivermectin 200 µg/kg. ... Treatment of Scabies.

March 8, 2012 — Permethrin may be slightly more effective than ivermectin in the treatment of scabies. In a study involving 272 patients, a single dose of ivermectin provided a cure rate of 85.9 ...

Ivermectin cream was as effective as permethrin cream and more effective than oral ivermectin in treating patients with scabies, according to study data. Researchers in India studied 315 patients ...