Efficacy of Two Doses of Ivermectin Tablet in Treatment of Scabies in Comparison to Once Application of 5% Permethrin Lotion – A Randomized Controlled Trial
The cure rates of scabies with one local application of 5% permethrin lotion and two doses of oral ivermectin tablets are similar. Ivermectin has an added advantage that the cost is lower and its usage is convenient.
Authors
- Priyamadhaba Behera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9318-4483)
- Binod Kumar Patro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0019-4522)
- Manish Taywade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5274-8414)
- Mythry Ravichandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1995-5918)
- Debkumar Pal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2738-082X)
- Dinesh Prasad Sahu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8044-3159)
- Siddharth Dash
- Chandra S Sirka
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Community Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_278_24
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00