Treatment for scabies
CA 1094454 A · Owner: Johnson & Johnson · Inventors: Berger, Richard S.
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J?J 909, TREATMENT FOR SCABIES, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Levamisole, a known anthelmintic, is effective in treating scabies when given systemically at dosage levels of about 2.5 mg/kg/day, two consecutive days per week until the patient is disease free. From one to four weeks of such treatment has been found to be generally adequate for cure without causing significant side effects. Topical treatment with levamisole in a suitable vehicle may be used as an alternative to systemic treatment.
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- Granted January 27, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 27, 1998.
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