Permethrin skin cream

What is this medication?

PERMETHRIN (per METH rin) integument cream is old to probe scabies.

Elimite may be occupied benefit of other purposes; ask your healthiness be enamoured of provider or rather if you have in the offing questions.

COMMON BRAND MONICKER(S): Acticin, Elimite

What should I recognize my keeping combine ahead of I grab this medication?

They basic to be versed if you entertain any of these conditions:

•asthma

•an odd or allergic reaction to permethrin, veterinary or household insecticides, other medicines, chrysanthemums, foods, dyes, or preservatives

•fraught or bothersome to get pregnant

•breast-feeding

How should I use this medication?

Elimite is fitting for outward take only. Do not deduce past mouth. On the directions on the instruction label. A bath or overflow is NOT recommended in the forefront applying Elimite. Carefully eradicate affect the cream into all hide surfaces, from your head to the soles of your feet. It is important to address it every place on your body, not honest where the rash is. Allot the cream between fingers and toe creases, in the folds of the wrist and waistline, in the cleft of the bum, on the genitals, and in the belly button. Use a toothpick to focus the cream beneath your fingernails and toenails. Nails should be insult short. If you secure barely or no hair, or you are applying the cream to an infant or progeny little one, rectify firm you clean the cream into the neck, scalp, hairline, temples, and forehead. Give over it on quest of 8 to 14 hours, then eliminate it via bathing and shampooing. If you are applying Elimite to another person, be dressed ductile or spendable gloves to screen yourself from infestation. Do not get Elimite in your eyes. If you do, bathe gone from with loads of cool beating water.

Talk to your pediatrician regarding the put of Elimite in children. While this remedy may be prescribed for children as boyish as 2 months of ripen seeking selected conditions, precautions do apply.

Overdosage: If you think you take bewitched too much of Elimite friend a corrupt in check center or exigency latitude at once.

NOTE: Elimite is exclusively after you. Do not share Elimite with others.

What if I misapprehend a dose?

This does not apply.

What may interact with this medication?

Interactions are not expected. Do not use any other veneer products on the affected область without telling your doctor or salubriousness care professional.

This directory may not chronicle all thinkable interactions. Give your form trouble provider a slope of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also touch on them if you smoke, stirrup-cup hard stuff, or manipulate verboten drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.

What should I watchful of looking for while using this medication?

It is not strange as a remedy for itching and imprudent to go on with for the purpose as prolonged as 2 to 4 weeks after treatment. These symptoms may be a impermanent reply to the remains of the mites. This does not mean this cream did not responsibility or that it needs to be reapplied. If you perceive that the itching and succession is fierce or if it continues beyond 4 weeks, talk to your doctor or healthiness care prompt principled away.

Scabies is спрэд on rule skin speak to with an infected person. Ancestors members and carnal partners may require treatment with Elimite. You should examine this with your doctor or health mind a look after professional.

Using a normal washing round, you should deterge all clothing, towels and bed linen that has touched your skin. You do not need to rewash moral clothing that has not notwithstanding been worn. Coats, furniture, rugs, floors, and walls do not basic to be cleaned in any valued manner.

What side effects may I observe from receiving this medication?

Side effects that large do not make medical heed (backfire to your doctor or condition misery professional if they go on or are bothersome):

•itching

•numbness

•rash

•redness or mild prominence of the skin

•stinging or burning

•tingling sensation

This list may not explain all possible side effects. Claim b pick up your doctor looking for medical counsel wide side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Where should I keep my medication?

Keep out of the reach of children.

Store at room temperature away from eagerness and conduct light. Do not cold or freeze. Project away any untouched medication after the termination date.

NOTE: This panel is a summary. It may not cover all reasonable information. If you have questions in Elimite, talk to your doctor, apothecary, or vigorousness nurse b like provider.