Scabies (Antimicrobial)
TAM (Treatments and Medicines) NHS Highland
Warning
What's new / Latest updates
07/06/24 - new links added to BAD.
Further resources
- NICE CKS: Scabies
- UKHSA guidance on the management of scabies cases and outbreaks in long-term care facilities and other closed settings
- Feb 2024: Health Protection guidance is in development. Aim to be published soon.
- June 2024: Expert consensus guideline published by British Association of Dermatologists – Management of Scabies in the UK October 2023. This includes a link to a patient information leaflet about correct application of topical therapy.
Treatment should be applied to all parts of the body including scalp, neck, face and ears paying special attention to all skin folds and creases. Treat all members of the affected household and close contacts, even in the absence of symptoms, on a single occasion at the same time as the infested patients. Where there is a high risk of infestation, a full course of treatment (ie two applications) should be given.
Drug details
Permethrin 5% cream
2 applications 1 week apart
If allergy
Malathion 0·5% aqueous liquid
2 applications 1 week apart