Ivermectin
Classification – Parasite Infection Medicine
Ivermectin?
It is a medicine used to kill parasites or worms and is widely used in parasitic infections. It is WHO’s recommended essential medicine.
Uses of Ivermectin
Used against parasitic infections:
- • Filarial worms
- • River blindness
- • Scabies
- • Head lice
- • Hook-worm infection
Working of Ivermectin
- • It causes paralysis of the parasite
- • Kills parasites
Benefits
- • It has a broad spectrum of activity, used against many parasites
- • Useful in community treatment initiatives
- • Well tolerated
- • Repeated doses are safe
Common Side Effects
- • Headache
- • Dizziness
- • Muscle pain
- • Diarrhea
- • Skin rashes
- • Fever
Serious Side Effects
- • Peeling of the skin
- • Severely low blood pressure
- • Seizures
- • Mental confusion
- • Inflammation in the brain
Precautions
To be cautiously used in –
- • Psychiatric disorders – seizures, depression
- • Severe liver disorder
- • Pregnant and breastfeeding women
- • High parasitic burden
- • Elderly patients
- • With CNS depressant drugs
Contraindications
- • Allergy to Ivermectin
- • Meningitis
- • 1st trimester of pregnancy
- • Severe liver impairment
- • Children weighing less than 15kg or under 5 years of age
- • Concomitant infections
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