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2 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews

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Oral ivermectin 200 μg/kg (1 to 3 doses) vs topical permethrin 5% cream (1 to 3 applications)

Complete clearance · people with scabies, 2 to 80 years of ageLocation: India, Pakistan

Oral ivermectin 200 μg/kg (1 to 3 doses) showed no clear difference in complete clearance ‐ week 4 ‐ IVER 1 dose versus PER 1 application compared with topical permethrin 5% cream (1 to 3 applications) (high certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

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 2 ‐ IVER 1 dose versus PER 1 application compared with topical permethrin 5% lotion (1 to 5 applications) (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review