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FDA Approves Sanofi’s New Lice Treatment

Sklice lotion treats infestation in one application.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The US FDA has approved Sanofi’s Sklice (ivermectin) lotion, 0.5% for the topical treatment of head lice, in patients 6 months of age and older. Sklice Lotion, according to Sanofi, treats lice in most patients with a single 10-minute application of the lotion, without nit combing. “The approval of Sklice Lotion provides physicians and parents with a new treatment option for head lice, a condition that is notoriously frustrating to treat,” said Kenneth P. Guito, general manager, ...

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