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. 2012 Jan;61(1):41-2.

PURLs: combatting lice in a single treatment

Dionna Brown  1 , Kate Rowland
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PURLs: combatting lice in a single treatment

Dionna Brown et al. J Fam Pract. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Spinosad (Natroba), a topical pediculicide approved by the FDA in 2011, effectively eradicates lice— with no nit-picking.

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