Scabies: UK treatment shortage poses public health threat, warn dermatologists – GWC Mag

Manufacturers of scabies treatments are being urged to increase production by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD), as shortages hit the UK.1

“Given the highly contagious nature of the condition, BAD believes that these shortages pose a significant threat to public health,” the association said. Scabies is caused by a parasitic mite called Sarcoptes scabiei and …