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Permethrin Cream Without Prescription
- Generic name: Permethrin
- Brand name: Elimite, Acticin
- Drug class: Antiparasitic, scabicidal agent
Elimite (Permethrin) 5% Cream is a prescription topical scabicidal agent for the treatment of infestation with Sarcoptes scabiei (scabies). It is available in an off-white, vanishing cream base. Elimite Cream is for topical use only. Each gram contains permethrin 50 mg (5%).
Buying Elimite
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the American Social Health Association consider a topical 5% permethrin to be one of most effective treatment for scabies.
| Dosage |
Quantity |
Pharmacy |
Price |
Shipping |
Buy |
| Generic Elimite 5% Cream |
60 g 1 tube |
MPLLC |
$79 |
$18 |
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| Elimite 5% Cream |
60 g 1 tube |
MPLLC |
$105 |
$18 |
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Detailed Information
Permethrin, a pyrethroid, is active against a broad range of pests
including lice, ticks, fleas, mites, and other arthropods. It acts
on the nerve cell membrane to disrupt the sodium channel current
by which the polarization of the membrane is regulated. Delayed
repolarization and paralysis of the pests are the consequences of
this disturbance.
How to use
- Avoid contact with eyes. If eye contact occurs, flush immediately
and thoroughly with water.
- Apply a thin layer of the cream to all body parts from the neck
down to the soles of the feet (scabies does not usually infect
the head). Treat infants also on the hairline, neck, scalp, temple,
and forehead. Apply the medication to dry skin and rub it in well.
Leave the medication on for 8 to 14 hours, then wash it off completely.
Scabies is usually cured with one application.
- Do not apply permethrin topical to open cuts or wounds. Doing
so could cause too much medication to be absorbed by your body,
which could be very dangerous.
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Quick facts
- Permethrin topical is available with a prescription under the
brand name Elimite in a 5% cream formulation and over the counter
under the brand name Nix in a 1% creme-rinse liquid.
- Prescription strength permethrin 5% kills the scabies mite.
It usually cures scabies infestation after the first application.
- Non-prescription permethrin 1% is used to treat lice but is not
strong enough to cure scabies.
- Permethrin 5% cream is considered safe for infants as young
as 2 months old. This agent is highly effective, minimally absorbed,
and minimally toxic.
- Permethrin is a pregnancy category B drug and has been used
without apparent ill effects in pregnant women. Its safety in
breastfeeding is unknown.
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