Prospects for Moxidectin as a New Oral Treatment for Human Scabies

[...]this most neglected of the neglected diseases may start to get the attention it deserves among global health policy makers and donors. [...]more data on the safety of moxidectin in young children and in pregnancy, and breastfeeding must be accumulated if this drug is to proceed as a genuine new...

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Published in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2016-03, Vol.10 (3), p.e0004389-e0004389
Main Authors:	Mounsey, Kate E, Bernigaud, Charlotte, Chosidow, Olivier, McCarthy, James S
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Acaricides - therapeutic use Administration, Oral Animals Anthelmintics Biology and Life Sciences Breastfeeding & lactation Care and treatment Clinical Trials as Topic Disease Disease Models, Animal Drug dosages Drug Evaluation, Preclinical Drug Repositioning Epidemics Funding Humans Macrolides - therapeutic use Medicine and Health Sciences People and Places Scabies Scabies - drug therapy Studies Viewpoints
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Summary:	[...]this most neglected of the neglected diseases may start to get the attention it deserves among global health policy makers and donors. [...]more data on the safety of moxidectin in young children and in pregnancy, and breastfeeding must be accumulated if this drug is to proceed as a genuine new candidate for the sustainable control of scabies.
ISSN:	1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735