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A novel spot-on formulation containing fipronil (Eliminall(®)/Exproline vet™) Spot-on Solution for Dogs, Pfizer Animal Health, registered and manufactured by Krka, d.d, Novo mesto) was evaluated in...
Topical ivermectin lotion for head lice.
Topical ivermectin lotion for head lice.
Topical ivermectin lotion for head lice.
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods. Insect bite reactions are commonly seen in clinical practice. The present review touches upon the medically important insects and their p...
Control of the chewing louse Bovicola (Werneckiella) ocellatus in donkeys, using essential oils.
Infestations by lice can be a significant clinical and welfare issue in the management of large animals. The limited range of commercial pediculicides available and the development of resistance have...
The dermoscope allows physicians to examine the macroscopic and microscopic primary morphology of skin lesions, identify subtle clinical clues, confirm naked-eye clinical diagnoses, and monitor treatm...
Topical ivermectin--a step toward making head lice dead lice?
Topical 0.5% ivermectin lotion for treatment of head lice.
The emergence of resistance to treatment complicates the public health problem of head-louse infestations and drives the need for continuing development of new treatments. There are limited data on th...
News Articles
YARDLEY, Pa., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PetArmor® now provides a powerful 1-2-3 punch in the fight to keep pets pest-free with FastAct™ Flea & Tick Shampoo and Spray, providing both...
Beware of OTC Head Lice Products, says Lice Busters, America's #1 All Natural Lice Treatment Brand
(PRWEB) May 12, 2013 When someone catches head lice or comes into contact with someone who has, most of them go to a local store or pharmacy for some over the counter head lice products to treat...
Pernix Therapeutics to Report First Quarter 2013 Financial Results on May 10, 2013
Management to Host a Conference Call on May 10, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. EST Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announ...
Misericordia OTs Surpass Exam Pass Rates
DALLAS, PA -- Members of the Misericordia University Occupational Therapy Program's 2012 graduating class achieved a pass rate higher than the national average for the second year in a row among first...
LiceDoctors Lice Removal Service Opens in Three Ohio Cities: Cincinnati, Columnbus, and Cleveland
Cleveland, OH, April 25, 2013 --(PR.com)-- LiceDoctors Lice Removal Service, a leading national at-home lice removal service, expands its coverage to Cicinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, Ohio. The com...
Pernix Therapeutics to Present at the 12th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that Cooper Collins, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at t...
Mt. Pleasant and Charleston, SC (PRWEB) March 26, 2013 Jewel Daniel, owner of Lice Wranglers is celebrating her 15th year anniversary from being homeless by giving back to Charleston and the LowCou...
Pernix Therapeutics to Present at the 25th Annual ROTH Growth Conference
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that Cooper Collins, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at t...
Nitpicking the Lice Genome to Track Humanity’s Past Footsteps
MARCH 2013 Nitpicking the Lice Genome to Track Humanity’s Past Footsteps Researchers have found 15 new molecular markers, called microsatellite loci, which could hel...
FDA Challenges “Game Changing” Superiority Claim For ParaPRO’s Natroba
CDER’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion takes issue with a superiority claim for the Rx head lice treatment spinosad because the sponsor has not demonstrated a “significant advantage” over...
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Headquartered in Langhorne, PA, Insight Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1997 as a manufacturer and marketer of niche consumer over-the-counter medications that aid users in managing common ailments. Th...
Clinical Trials
Efficacy and Safety of Summers Non-Pesticide Lice Asphyxiator (L.A.)for the Treatment of Head Lice
Summers Laboratories has developed a non-pesticide treatment for head lice. Lice Asphyxiator (L.A.) works by mechanically blocking the respiratory spiracles of the head lice, therefore cau...
Safety and Tolerability of a Novel Malathion Formulation in Infants and Toddlers With Head Lice
In a previous phase II study, the safety and efficacy of a novel formulation of malathion 0.5% was evaluated in patients 2 years of age and older. Based on the results of that study, this...
Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Malathion Formulation in the Treatment of Head Lice
Current treatments for head lice include over-the-counter products such as permethrin and prescription products such as OVIDE (malathion 0.5%) lotion. In a previous phase II study, a nove...
Effectiveness of Combined Albendazole and Ivermectin Treatment for Intestinal Worm Infections
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and impact on growth of two drug treatments against intestinal worms in schoolchildren from a rural area of Guatemala. According to the Wor...
NatrOVA Photoallergy Study - NatrOVA Creme Rinse in Healthy Volunteers
Photoallergic reactions are assumed to be due to a delayed cell-mediated hypersensitivity response that requires the presence of ultraviolet irradiation. The predictive procedure is, ther...
Efficacy and Safety of Summers Non-Pesticide Lice Asphyxiator (L.A.)for the Treatment of Head Lice
A Multi-center, Randomized, Vehicle Controlled, Double Blind Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Summers Non-Pesticide Lice Asphyxiator (L.A.) for the treatment of Head L...
This is an open label, single center, single dose PK study of NatrOVA Creme Rinse (1%), an investigational treatment for head lice and nits, in normal, healthy infants.
Efficacy and Safety of Summers Non-Pesticide Lice Asphyxiator (L.A.)for the Treatment of Head Lice.
This is a multi-center, randomized, double blind, vehicle controlled, study designed to evaluate the pediculicidal activity of Summers 5% L.A. compared to a vehicle control.
The purpose of this study is to compare the ovicidal activity of three head lice treatment products. The study population will consist of Queensland primary school-aged children (Grades 1...
Pharmacokinetics of Malathion Gel 0.5% and Malathion 0.5% Lotion (Ovide) in Patients With Head Lice
In this study, 24 adult patients with head lice will be treated with a topical malathion head lice treatment; 12 patients will be treated with a novel product, Malathion Gel, 0.5%, and oth...
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Pediculosis Treatment
Lice of head (head louse) medically is known as Pediculosis Capitis, is seen in young girls with long hairs. Pediculosis Corporis is found on body known as b...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Phthiraptera
An order of small, wingless parasitic insects, commonly known as lice. The suborders include ANOPLURA (sucking lice); AMBLYCERA; ISCHNOCERA; and Rhynchophthirina (elephant and warthog lice).
Amblycera
A suborder of chewing lice, in the order PHTHIRAPTERA, that are ectoparasites of poultry and some mammals.
Ischnocera
A suborder of chewing lice, in the order PHTHIRAPTERA, that are parasites of birds and mammals.
Rickettsia Prowazekii
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE) as well as Brill's disease.
Carbaryl
A carbamate insecticide and parasiticide. It is a potent anticholinesterase agent belonging to the carbamate group of reversible cholinesterase inhibitors. It has a particularly low toxicity from dermal absorption and is used for control of head lice in some countries.
