Active Ingredient: Ivermectin
Treatment of human sarcoptic scabies. Treatment is justified when the diagnosis of scabies has been established clinically and/or by parasitological examination. Without formal diagnosis treatment is not justified in case of pruritus.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
200 - 200 ug per kg of body weight
From 200 To 200 ug per kg of body weight once every day
The recommended dosage is a single oral dose to provide ivermectin 200 μg/kg body weight.
Recovery will be considered as definite only after 4 weeks of the treatment. Persistence of pruritus or scraping lesions does not justify a second treatment before this date.
Administration of a second dose within 2 weeks after the initial dose should only be considered:
In these heavily infected forms, a second dose within 8 to 15 days of ivermectin and/or concomitant topical therapy may be necessary to obtain recovery.
Contact persons, especially family members and partners, should undergo a medical examination as soon as possible, and if necessary should be given prompt antiscabies treatment.
Hygienic measures to prevent reinfection should be taken into account (i. e. keeping fingernails short and clean) and official recommendations regarding the cleaning of clothing and bedding should be closely followed.
Treatment is one single oral dose taken with water on an empty stomach.
The dose may be taken at any time of the day, but no food should be taken within two hours before or after administration, as the influence of food on absorption is unknown.
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