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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Simply the only medication that kills both the lice and the eggs. Have used it twice already. Anything else like the over the counter NIX does not work, and it's just waste of money and time. Although Ovide smells horrible but does the job. Don't waste your time and energy on over-the-counter medications.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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two years ago my daughter came home with lice from preschool. Turns out we all had it so we treated and everyone but her we managed to get rid of with over the counter medication. She has the thickest hair and very hard to see all the nits. So, after almost 2 months of dealing with just her with lice, I called the doctor crying. They had to prescribe the Nix script because Medicaid would not p
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Reviewer: BuckeyeGirlTammy, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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After several weeks riding the "lice merry-go-round", using Rid and Nix, nitpicking, vacuuming, bagging and washing everything and everyone in the house, I finally heard about Rx Ovide. It is a miracle drug!! Although the smell is atrocious (I think the lice commit suicide at first whiff), I will gladly have all my kids smell like Pine-Sol than to suffer head lice infestation again. The
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Reviewer: Lesli, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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My 7 year old got lice for the first time in Feb. 2012. We used an OTC kit and it worked no follow up was needed, but being hyper vigilant 7 days later I reapplied. However it irritated her scalp and gave her dandruff. Then at the end of March 2012 she was sent home with it again. I bought Lice Ice and it seemed to do a good job of killing and keeping it in control as well as using a shampoo. Howe
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Reviewer: jazz1, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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We have had head lice for over six months. OTC items didn't work. A dermatologist prescribe Ovide. The first time we used the medication it did kill some but not all of the lice. The second time it killed none. Since then we have tried Ovide twice, and our results have been futile. Is there any prescription medicine that is effective in killing these annoyning bugs?
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