CKS is no longer commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). NICE remains committed to providing a replacement service for CKS and is currently reviewing its options. In the meantime, although CKS content is now not being maintained, it still remains relevant and will continue to be made available. CKS content was generated under a programme of topic creation and update. To check if the topic you are viewing is current or out of date, please refer to the topic publication details by clicking on the 'How up-to-date is this topic?' link in the left hand menu on individual topic pages.
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Changes
Version 1.2, revision planned in 2011.
Last revised in May 2007
October 2010 — minor update. Chlorphenamine is no longer licensed for the treatment of pruritus. Text and prescriptions amended to reflect this. Issued in October 2010.
November 2007 — minor update to text. Malathion is now licensed for a second application after 7 days. (The recommendation for a second application of insecticide 7 days after the first is unlicensed for permethrin, and is different to the information supplied by the manufacturers: their package inserts state that a single application is sufficient.) Issued in December 2007.
February to May 2007 — converted from PRODIGY guidance to CKS topic structure. The evidence-base has been reviewed in detail, and recommendations are more clearly justified and transparently linked to the supporting evidence.
There are no major changes to the recommendations.
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