Ivermectindrug info
ivermectin 6 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Ivermectin tablets are indicated for the treatment of the following infections: Strongyloidiasis of the intestinal tract Ivermectin tablet is indicated for the treatment of intestinal (i.e., nondisseminated) strongyloidiasis due to the nematode parasite Strongyloides stercoralis. This indication is based on clinical studies of both comparative and open-label designs, in which 64-100% of infected patients were cured following a single 200-mcg/kg dose of ivermectin. (See CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Clinical Studies.) Onchocerciasis. Ivermectin tablet is indicated for the treatment of onchocerciasis due to the nematode parasite Onchocerca volvulus. This indication is based on randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled and comparative studies conducted in 1427 patients in onchocerciasis-endemic areas of West Africa. The comparative studies used diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC-C).
NOTE: Ivermectin tablet has no activity against adult Onchocerca volvulus parasites. The adult parasites reside in subcutaneous nodules which are infrequently palpable. Surgical excision of these nodules (nodulectomy) may be considered in the management of patients with onchocerciasis, since this procedure will eliminate the microfilariae-producing adult parasites.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 29, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Ivermectin tablet is a semisynthetic, anthelmintic agent for oral administration. Ivermectin is derived from the avermectins, a class of highly active broad-spectrum, anti-parasitic agents isolated from the fermentation products of Streptomyces avermitilis. Ivermectin is a mixture containing at least 90% 5- O -demethyl-22,23-dihydroavermectin A 1a and less than 10% 5- O demethyl-25-de(1-methylpropyl)-22,23-dihydro-25-(1-methylethyl)avermectin A 1a, generally referred to as 22,23- dihydroavermectin B 1a and B 1b, or H 2 B 1a and H 2 B 1b, respectively. The respective empirical formulas are C 48 H 74 O 14 and C 47 H 72 O 14, with molecular weights of 875.10 and 861.07, respectively.
The structural formulas are: Ivermectin is a white to yellowish-white, nonhygroscopic, crystalline powder with a melting point of about 155°C. It is insoluble in water but is freely soluble in methanol and soluble in 95% ethanol. Ivermectin tablets are available in 3 mg and 6 mg tablets containing the following inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, colloidal silicon dioxide, pregelatinized starch, magnesium stearate. image description
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 29, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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