Ivermectin

🧮 Dose calculator

Strongyloidiasis · Regimen source: FDA Ivermectin · Dosage and AdministrationFDA Ivermectin · Dosage and Administration, Table 1

• • Label table (3 mg tablets): 15–24 kg 1 tablet; 25–35 kg 2; 36–50 kg 3; 51–65 kg 4; 66–79 kg 5; ≥80 kg 200 mcg/kg. With water on an empty stomach. FDA Ivermectin · Dosage and Administration, Table 1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Ivermectin · Pregnancy, Teratogenic Effects

  “Ivermectin has been shown to be teratogenic in mice, rats, and rabbits when given in repeated doses of 0.2, 8.1, and 4.5 times the maximum recommended human dose, respectively (on a mg/m 2 /day basis).”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Ivermectin · Nursing Mothers

  “Ivermectin is excreted in human milk in low concentrations.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Ivermectin · Pediatric Use

  “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients weighing less than 15 kg have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Ivermectin · Geriatric Use

  “In general, treatment of an elderly patient should be cautious, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.