Safety of topical medications for scabies and lice in pregnancy

Medications should be employed with caution in women of childbearing age. Topical medications have little systemic absorption. Therefore, they are considered safer than oral or parenteral agents and less likely to be embryotoxic or fetotoxic. However, their safety profile must be assessed cautiously...

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Main Authors: Viral M Patel, W Clark Lambert, Robert A Schwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2016;volume=61;issue=6;spage=583;epage=587;aulast=Patel