<unk>  is a medication and an insecticide. As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. As an insecticide, it can be sprayed onto clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them. Side effects include rash and irritation at the area of use. Use during pregnancy appears to be safe. It is approved for use on and around people over the age of two months.<unk>  is in the pyrethroid family of medications. It works by disrupting the function of the neurons of lice and scabies mites.<unk>  was discovered in 1973. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. In 2017, it was the 410th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 150 thousand prescriptions.
Permethrin
Tetramethrin
Cypermethrin
Quarantine
Deltamethrin
Dapsone
K-Quarantine
Scyllatoxin