Rejected petition Offer ivermectin as a first line treatment for Scabies.

Currently permethrin is offered as a first-line treatment for scabies in the UK. It is a topical treatment that can be hard to apply effectively. Ivermectin is an oral treatment which is easy to administer and take, with high efficacy rates. This needs to be offered on the NHS.

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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 15 August 2023
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