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Permethrin

Parasiticidals - topical

Description

Permethrin is a medication used in the management and treatment of scabies and pediculosis. It is in the synthetic neurotoxic pyrethroid class of medicine. It targets eggs, lice, and mites via working on sodium transport across neuronal membranes in arthropods, causing depolarization.

Mechanism of action

It kills the mites by irreversibly paralyzing them.

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Mechanism of action

It kills the mites by irreversibly paralyzing them.

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