Quick answers
- What is Permethrin used for?
- The FDA-approved label (Elimite, Aurobindo Pharma Limited, January 24, 2024) says: “ELIMITE ® (permethrin) 5% Cream is indicated for the treatment of infestation with Sarcoptes scabiei (scabies).” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
- Does Permethrin have a boxed warning?
- No. None of the 11 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
- Is there a shortage of Permethrin?
- No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
- Has Permethrin been recalled?
- No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
- Who makes Permethrin?
- 9 companies list prescription products of Permethrin in the FDA NDC Directory, including Bryant Ranch Prepack, Aurobindo Pharma Limited and Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
What Permethrin is used for
Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.
ELIMITE ® (permethrin) 5% Cream is indicated for the treatment of infestation with Sarcoptes scabiei (scabies).
— FDA label: Elimite, Aurobindo Pharma Limited, effective January 24, 2024. Read the full label on DailyMed →
The FDA has 11 labels for products of this medicine (different makers and forms); uses can differ between them. Check the label that comes with your own medicine.
This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Boxed warning
A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.
The label quoted above has no boxed warning.
0 of 11 FDA labels for this medicine have a boxed warning.
Forms and how it is given
| Dosage forms | Cream |
|---|---|
| Route | Topical |
| Prescription products | 11 in the FDA NDC Directory |
| Brand names | Elimite |
What pharmacies pay (NADAC)
The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.
This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.
| Strength and form | Generic or brand | Pharmacies pay |
|---|---|---|
| permethrin 5% cream | Generic | $0.2305 per gram |
| permethrin 50 mg/100 g cream | Generic | $0.2305 per gram |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on October 21, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.
Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →
Companies that list this medicine
Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.
- Bryant Ranch Prepack2 products
- Aurobindo Pharma Limited2 products
- Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd1 product
- A-S Medication Solutions1 product
- NorthStar Rx LLC1 product
- Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.1 product
- Encube Ethicals, Inc.1 product
- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.1 product
- Remedyrepack Inc.1 product
FDA approval history
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
- ANDA: Abbreviated New Drug Application: how a generic version is approved.
| Application | Sponsor | Approved | Later changes approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA019855 ELIMITE | Aurobindo Pharma USA | August 25, 1989 | 7, latest February 12, 2016 2016: Manufacturing (CMC) · 2001: Manufacturing (CMC) · 2001: Labeling |
Generic approvals (3)
- ANDA076369Padagis Israel · April 21, 2003
- ANDA211303Encube Ethicals · April 3, 2019
- ANDA209732DR Reddys Labs Eu · August 1, 2023
Shortage status
The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Official identifiers
| RxCUI (RxNorm) | 106387, 207485 |
|---|---|
| SPL set ID of the quoted label | 443c0446-ccba-4f52-83ed-4c3163f35807 |
| FDA labels (SPL) | 11 |
| FDA applications | NDA019855, 3 ANDA |
| Active ingredients (FDA) | PERMETHRIN |
Sources
- FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Elimite, Aurobindo Pharma Limited, effective January 24, 2024; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
openFDA data is provided by the FDA as is; it may be incomplete. Always rely on the label that comes with your medicine. FDA Enforcement Report search →