Carbaryl for treatment of lice
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Carbaryl for treatment of lice
Carbaryl, used to eliminate head and pubic lice, comes in lotion or shampoo form. Carbaryl is used primarily in the United Kingdom as a secondary treatment for lice when other treatments (such as malathion) are not effective.1 2
Carbaryl cures lice infestations almost 100% of the time. However, carbaryl may cause cancer in humans.1
Carbaryl has not been released for human use in the United States or Canada.
References
Citations
Dawes M, et al. (1999). Evidence-based case report: Treatment for head lice. BMJ, 318: 385–386.
Downs AMR, et al. (1999). Evidence for double resistance to permethrin and malathion in head lice. British Association of Dermatologists, 141: 508–511.
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| Author | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Author | Ralph Poore |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Marianne Flagg |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Last Updated | November 24, 2006 |
| Last updated: | November 24, 2006 |
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| Author: | Ralph Poore |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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