What medicine is applied for scabies? Top 4 effective topical medications for scabies treatment

Scabies is quite common caused by parasites. If you accidentally come into contact with an infected person, you can completely contract scabies.

Symptoms are the body sprouting tiny blisters and itching a lot at night. You should go to a dermatologist and find yourself an effective topical medication for scabies.

Towders Cream (Permethrin 5%)

Topical medicine for all ages

Towders Cream is a topical medication commonly used to relieve symptoms and treat scabies, paralyzing activities and killing parasites including mites, ticks and their eggs.

• Target users: The drug can be used for all ages including infants, pregnant and lactating women.
• Main ingredients: Permethrin 5%
• Uses: Removes all kinds of parasites on the skin including scabies, pubic lice and many others. In addition, the drug also works to prevent and treat infections and irritations on the skin.
• Dosage: Apply once a day, use a single dose or repeat after 7 days.

Reference price: Towders Cream (Permethrin 5%) on the market costs about 83,000 VND.

Benzyl benzoate

Medicines to help treat scabies

Benzyl benzoate is an effective and familiar drug for many people when treating scabies. Although benzyl benzoate emulsion is very effective, it is necessary to know how to use it correctly, otherwise it will cause side effects. Because this is a strong skin irritant , care must be taken when using this product, once the scabies has been cured, do not continue to use it.

• Target audience : All ages but need a doctor’s prescription
• Ingredients: Benzyl Benzoate 25%
• Uses: Helps treat lice and scabies, lice and scabies will be destroyed by benzyl benzoate due to nerve effects.
• Dosage: Adults: from 120 to 180 ml. Children: from 60 to 90 ml of emulsion diluted with clean water to 120 to 180 ml.

Lindane 1%

Need to be very careful when using

Lindane Lotion 1% is for external use and is extremely effective. It is a last resort product for severe cases or those that do not respond well to other medications or for people with good immune systems. For weak patients, children, people with weak immune systems, it is not used because it is very dangerous and can cause convulsions.

• Target audience: Children over 2 years old and adults. Not recommended for use by the elderly. A doctor’s prescription is required.
• Ingredients: Lindane 1%, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, carrageenan, cetyl alcohol, cocoa butter, glyceryl monostearate, methylparaben, propylene glycol, propylparaben.
• Uses: Inhibiting the activity and killing of scabies and lice parasites. At the same time, the drug has the effect of eliminating scabies eggs, preventing the disease from recurring.
• Dosage : For adults, apply a thin layer and massage gently on the skin from the neck to the feet and after about 8-12 hours, wash off with water; For children: after 6-8 hours, wash again.

Eurax (Crotamiton 10%)

The product helps to soothe the skin, relieve itchiness quickly

Eurax is a topical cream that works to get rid of scabies. The drug helps reduce irritation, soothes the skin and effectively relieves itching, destroys lice and scabies. With 6 – 10 hours after each use, the itching, irritation, scabies will be reduced, and effective healing.

• Target users: For users 12 years and older, the product is not recommended for pregnant and lactating women unless directed by a doctor.
• Ingredients: Crotamiton 10%
• Uses: Effectively remove scabies, soothe and relieve itching effectively, kill lice and lice on the skin.
• Dosage: Recommended dosage for the treatment of itching: Apply to the itchy area and gently massage, 2 or 3 times a day.

Reference price: Eurax (Crotamiton 10%) on the market costs about 200,000 VND.

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Source: Long Chau Pharmacy

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