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
- RR 1 [0.86, 1.16]1 study · 80 participantsHigh
- RR 0.92 [0.82, 1.03]5 studies · 581 participantsLow
- RR 0.97 [0.83, 1.14]1 study · 80 participantsHigh