Taking Elimite
Taking Elimite exactly as prescribed is the only way for you to deal with parasites and clear them out quickly and effectively. Do not share your personal objects of hygiene with other people to avoid passing the infection. This is a topical medication that is not supposed to be taken by mouth – make sure you apply it to the skin, hair and some surfaces at your home. Make sure the skin you apply it to is clean and has no wounds or open cuts. It’s also recommended to treat your environment to get rid of parasites, as otherwise your treatment may not be as efficient. The following items can be disinfected with Elimite: hats, mattresses and pillows, furniture, stuffed toys, gloves, headphones, seats and carpets, headbands, scarves, etc. It’s important to treat any other objects of personal hygiene as well, as you may get infected otherwise. If you have parasites - the chances are, so does your sexual partner and even family members. All these people may also need to use Elimite in order to make sure the parasites have been cleared out. The way you will be supposed to apply this medicine depends on the condition you will be treating with the help of Elimite.
To treat scabies you will need to apply a thin layer of this medicine to all body parts from neck down and leave for up to 14 hours. Then the medicine is supposed to be washed abundantly. If an infant is being treated, you will also need to apply Elimite to the scalp and forehead. Do not apply Elimite to the mouth, genitals, eyes or nose. For the treatment of head lice you will need to apply the shampoo to the scalp and leave for 10 minutes. After the application make sure to rinse thoroughly. The shampoo should be applied to dry hair only, and a second application is possible if the treatment did not help for the first time. Most important thing to remember is that you need to apply just as much as recommended – applying this medicine in thicker layers that necessary is not going to make your treatment more successful and can cause local skin reactions. All the things described should be performed with clean dry hands and without skipping any areas of your body. Since using Elimite is quite simple and you will not need to remember to take it every day or every several hours, you are not expected to have any problems with the treatment. However, if anything is not clear about how you are supposed to apply Elimite – do not hesitate to contact your health care provider and ask him about the right way to use Elimite. If during the treatment or right after it you do not seem to get any obvious benefits – talk to your doctor as soon as possible to make sure everything is going just as planned and you don’t have to do anything else besides the things you already did. You can always talk to your pharmacist if you have any doubts about whether you are using Elimite right, and the label of this medicine is also expected to give you plenty of information on this topic.