title: Safety of Topical Medications for Scabies and Lice in Pregnancy.
abstract: Medications should be employed with caution in women of childbearing age. Topical medications have little systemic absorption. Therefore, they are considered safer than oral or parenteral agents and less likely to be embryotoxic or fetotoxic. However, their safety profile must be assessed cautiously as the available data are limited. In this article, we aggregate human and animal studies to provide recommendations on using topical anti-scabies and anti-lice therapy in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology and Pathology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Viral M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Dermatology and Pathology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: W Clark
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.affiliation: Dermatology and Pathology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
keywords: Ivermectin; lice; permethrin; pregnancy; scabies