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Ivermectin

Two ivermectin products sit on this shelf, split by form and purpose: Stromectol tablets (3 mg to 12 mg) for intestinal worm infections, and Soolantra cream for rosacea.

Stromectol

Strongyloidiasis, Onchocerciasis

3mg · 6mg · 12mg

Ivermectin tablets for strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis. They paralyse and kill the parasites causing the infection.

From$1.89/ tabletView

Soolantra

Rosacea

30g

Ivermectin cream for rosacea. It treats the condition by tackling the skin mites that often drive it.

From$23.40/ tubeView

Key points

  • Glutamate-gated chloride channels in parasite nerve and muscle cells are ivermectin’s primary target; binding causes paralysis and death of the worm.
  • The tablet is contraindicated in anyone hypersensitive to ivermectin or any component of the product.
  • In immunocompromised patients, effectiveness for intestinal strongyloidiasis has not been established by adequate clinical studies.

Brands and forms in this catalogue

Stromectol, the original brand from Merck, is a tablet in 3 mg, 6 mg and 12 mg strengths for Strongyloidiasis, caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, and Onchocerciasis. Soolantra, marketed by Galderma, is a 30 g tube of cream applied to the skin for rosacea. The same molecule reaches the body by two different routes and treats two unrelated conditions. Stromectol sits in the Antiparasitics category.

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