Drug Information
Permethrin 5% cream
Indications
Treat pediculosis capitis and scabies. Click to listen highlighted text! Indications Treat pediculosis capitis and scabies.
Contraindications and precautions
- Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to Permethrin or its components. Click to listen highlighted text! Contraindications and precautions - Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to Permethrin or its components.
Recommendations of drug use
- Apply cream rinse to affected areas, then wash off after 10 minutes to treat pediculosis capitis.
- Apply cream from head to feet, leave on for 8 to 14 hours, then wash with soap/water, repeat application if living mites present 14 days after initial treatment. Click to listen highlighted text! Recommendations of drug use - Apply cream rinse to affected areas, then wash off after 10 minutes to treat pediculosis capitis. - Apply cream from head to feet, leave on for 8 to 14 hours, then wash with soap/water, repeat application if living mites present 14 days after initial treatment.
Adverse Reactions
This medication may cause urticaria, pruritus, itching, mild burning and/or stinging, numbness. Click to listen highlighted text! Adverse Reactions This medication may cause urticaria, pruritus, itching, mild burning and/or stinging, numbness.
Drug storage
Store in a dry place protected from heat or light; in original container. Click to listen highlighted text! Drug storage Store in a dry place protected from heat or light; in original container.
The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only.
If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists. Click to listen highlighted text! The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only. If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists.
Permethrin. In: In Depth Answers [database on the Internet]. Greenwood Village (CO): IBM Corporation; 2020 [cited 2021 Feb 16]. Available from: www.micromedexsolutions.com. Subscription required to view.