How to treat scabies in humans?

Scabicides used to treat human scabies are available only with a doctor’s prescription. No “over-the-counter” (non-prescription) products have been tested and approved to treat scabies. The instructions contained in the box or printed on the label always should be followed carefully. read more

Since scabies is a parasitic infestation, antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections are not effective. The following steps should be included in the medical treatment of scabies: Apply a mite-killer like permethrin . read more

Conventional Scabies Treatment. Scabies therapy first involves making the correct diagnosis. Scabies is typically diagnosed after the identification of a burrow, but it’s argued that any patient with a pruritic dermatoses (an itching skin condition) should be tested for a scabies infestation. read more