Tell your healthcare provider if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Sklice Lotion passes into your breast milk.
If you apply too much Sklice Lotion to your scalp, you are not likely to experience severe side effects. However, if this medication in taken by mouth, call your local Poison Control Center or seek emergency medical attention right away.
The most common side effects of Sklice Lotion include:
- eye redness or soreness
- eye irritation
- dandruff
- dry skin
- burning sensation of the skin
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of Sklice Lotion. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Sklice Lotion can harm your unborn baby.
Medicines can interact with certain foods. In some cases, this may be harmful and your doctor may advise you to avoid certain foods. In the case of Sklice Lotion there are no specific foods that you must exclude from your diet when receiving Sklice Lotion.
Sklice is a prescription medication used to treat head lice infestations in adults and children 6 months of age and older.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Active ingredient: ivermectin
Inactive ingredients:water, olive oil, oleyl alcohol, Crodalan AWS, lanolin alcohol, cyclomethicone, shea butter, sodium citrate, sorbitan tristearate, methylparaben, propylparaben, and citric acid
Sklice (generic: ivermectin) is a prescription medication used to treat head lice infestations in adults and children 6 months of age and older.
Sklice belongs to a group of drugs called pediculicides. It works by killing the lice.
This medication comes in lotion form and is only applied once to the hair and scalp.
Common side effects of Sklice include eye redness and irritation, dandruff and dry skin.
Important: For use on scalp hair and scalp only. Do not get Sklice Lotion in your eyes, mouth, or vagina.
Do not use Sklice Lotion if you are allergic to any of its ingredients.
Before using Sklice Lotion, tell your healthcare provider if you or your child:
- have any skin conditions or sensitivities,
- have any other medical conditions,
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, and
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed
- Store Sklice Lotion at room temperature between 68° to 77°F (20° to 25°C).
- Do not freeze Sklice Lotion.
- Safely throw away any unused Sklice Lotion.
Keep Sklice Lotion and all medicines out of reach of children.
- Use Sklice Lotion exactly as prescribed. Your healthcare provider will prescribe the treatment that is right for you. Do not change your treatment unless you talk to your healthcare provider.
- Use Sklice Lotion when your hair is dry.
- It is important to use enough Sklice Lotion to completely coat all of your hair and scalp. Leave Sklice Lotion on your hair and scalp for a full 10 minutes.
- You need to completely cover all the scalp and hair with lotion.
- Children will need an adult to apply Sklice Lotion for them.
- Do not swallow Sklice Lotion. If swallowed, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest emergency room right away.
- Do not get Sklice Lotion into your eyes. If Sklice Lotion gets in your eye, gently flush with water.
- Wash your hands after applying Sklice Lotion.
When you complete your dose of Sklice Lotion, do not use Sklice Lotion again without talking to your healthcare provider first.
Before you use Sklice Lotion, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you have questions about the right way to use Sklice Lotion.
- Your hair and scalp must be dry before applying Sklice Lotion.
- Use the top of cap to break the tamper seal on the tube.
- Apply Sklice Lotion directly to dry hair and scalp.
- Completely cover your scalp and hair closest to the scalp first, and then apply outwards towards the ends of your hair.
- Rub Sklice Lotion throughout hair.
- It is important to completely cover your entire head so that all lice and eggs are exposed to the lotion. Be sure that each hair is coated from the scalp to the tip.
- Use up to 1 entire tube (4 oz) to completely cover hair and scalp.
- Allow Sklice Lotion to stay on your hair and scalp for 10 minutes after it has been applied. Use a timer or clock. Start timing after you have completely covered your hair and scalp with Sklice Lotion.
- After 10 minutes, completely rinse Sklice Lotion from your hair and scalp using only water.
- You or anyone who helps you apply Sklice Lotion should wash their hands after application.
- Do not use Sklice Lotion again without talking to your healthcare provider first.
To help prevent the spread of lice from one person to another, here are some steps you can take:
- Avoid direct head-to-head contact with anyone known to have live, crawling lice.
- Do not share combs, brushes, hats, scarves, bandannas, ribbons, barrettes, hair bands, towels, helmets, or other hair-related personal items with anyone else, whether they have lice or not.
- Avoid sleepovers and slumber parties during lice outbreaks. Lice can live in bedding, pillows, and carpets that have recently been used by someone with lice.
- After finishing treatment with lice medicine, check everyone in your family for lice after one week. Be sure to talk to your healthcare provider about treatments for those who have lice.
- Machine wash any bedding and clothing used by anyone having lice. Machine wash at high temperatures (150°F) and tumble in a hot dryer for 20 minutes.
Sklice Lotion is unlikely to affect the actions of other medications you are taking, and other medications are unlikely to affect Sklice.
No Sklice Lotion drug interactions have been identified, however, you should tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Not all drug interactions are known or reported and new drug interactions are continually being reported.