After Bite is America's leading insect bite and sting treatment. It's effective against a wide variety of bites and stings from mosquitoes, bugs, bees, wasps, jelly fish and nettles, etc. Permethrin 5% w/w Cream is suitable for adults, children of 2 months of age and above, and the elderly. Permethrin 5% w/w Cream is for external use only and should not be applied to broken skin, mucous membranes or near the eyes. Other considerations. Scabies management must be clearly discussed with patients, their family and close contacts, as appropriate. Written instructions can be helpful, especially when provided in a family’s native language. Head lice are tiny, parasitic insects that live on the scalp, usually on young children. They are not dangerous but are highly contagious and can be difficult to remove. Treatment involves OTC or. The preferred acaricides are permethrin 5% cream and malathion 0.5% liquid: on the basis of efficacy and tolerability data, permethrin is the drug of choice for scabies and malathion should be used as second line-reatment Pubic lice Last revised in February 2018 Next planned review by December 2023. Summary. Back to top Pubic lice: Summary. Pubic lice infestation (pediculosis pubis) is caused by an obligate, blood-sucking ectoparasite — Phthirus pubis. The rash of scabies is a mixture of scratch marks and tiny red spots; scratched areas may develop crusty sores which can become infected and develop into Permethrin, sold under the brand name Nix among others, is a medication and insecticide. As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. As an insecticide, it can be sprayed on clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them. The characteristic symptoms of a scabies infection include intense itching and superficial burrows. The burrow tracks are often linear, to the point that a neat line of four or more closely placed and equally developed mosquito-like bites is almost diagnostic of the disease. Permethrin cream contains an insecticide. It kills insects (parasites) that live on humans, such as the scabies mite and crab (pubic) lice. Two applications of treatment with permethrin cream are needed, one week apart.