Pubic lice

Chemist product or clinic prescription?

Can buy something today or wait a week for an appointment. Is the shop version inferior?

low_tide 5 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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second_tuesday 5 months ago

The over the counter products are the same first line treatments that a clinic would recommend for a straightforward case. They are not a lesser version.

What the clinic adds is confirming it is actually lice, and screening for everything else.

tin_roof 5 months ago

Reasonable approach is to do both. Treat now with the shop product, keep the appointment for the screen. Waiting a week while itching serves nobody.

plain_paper 5 months ago

Ask the pharmacist for the appropriate product rather than choosing off the shelf. Not everything in that section is intended for this area.

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