Small red bumps on the scalp are mostly caused by scalp folliculitis. Folliculitis is a group of bacterial infectious skin diseases that involve hair follicles and their surrounding tissues. Commonly used medications for this disease include oral medications, topical medications and so on. 1. Oral drugs: patients with recurrent red bumps on the scalp can consider oral antibiotics or antifungal drugs, such as for bacterial infections caused by folliculitis can be oral cephalosporins, such as ceftriaxone, quinolones, such as levofloxacin, and macrolides, such as erythromycin, etc. for treatment; and for fungal infections, can be taken orally to itraconazole, fluconazole and other antifungal drugs. 2. Topical drugs: If the number of red bumps on the head of the patient is not large, the inflammation is not obvious, you can use topical drugs, such as tincture of iodine, tincture of chloramphenicol; or mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid cream and other antibiotic topical drugs. When there is a fungal infection, patients can use topical ketoconazole cream, terbinafine cream and other antifungal topical drugs. In addition, patients need to pay attention to a light diet, avoid spicy and stimulating food, ensure sufficient rest, avoid staying up late, resulting in a decline in immunity. The existence of underlying diseases patients, such as diabetes, immune function defects are also prone to scalp folliculitis, patients need to actively treat the primary disease. It is recommended that patients go to a regular hospital, relevant examination, clear cause, follow the doctor’s instructions to use medication, do not unauthorized use of drugs.