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
- RR 1 [0.78, 1.29]1 study · 120 participantsLow
- RR 0.93 [0.74, 1.17]1 study · 120 participantsModerate