SULFUR-CONTAINING GEL AND METHOD FOR SCABIES TREATMENT Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, dermatology, pharmacy. SUBSTANCE: gel contains sulfur as an active substance and hydro- philic base that represents gel of rare-cross-linked acrylic polymer with content of sulfur 5.0-33.0 weight%. Composite can contain additionally glycerol or polyethyleneoxide-400 and also laevomycetin as a preserving agent or mixture of nipagin and nipasol in the ratio 3: 1. Scabies is treated by application of gel once on each skin site for 4-5 days without replacing underwear and bed linen and the gel is washed off with warm water and wear is changed. EFFECT: improved treatment method. 6 cl, 1 tbl, 2 ex