Oral ivermectin 200 μg/kg (1 to 2 doses) vs topical permethrin 5% lotion (1 to 5 applications)
Complete clearance · people with scabies, 5 to 60 years of ageLocation: Egypt, Pakistan
Oral ivermectin 200 μg/kg (1 to 2 doses) showed no clear difference in complete clearance ‐ week 1 ‐ IVER 1 dose versus PER on 5… compared with topical permethrin 5% lotion (1 to 5 applications) (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
- RR 0.7 [0.47, 1.03]1 study · 107 participantsLow
- RR 0.97 [0.81, 1.17]1 study · 107 participantsModerate