Ivermectin is a widely used antiparasitic medication for dogs. This medication is part of a class of drugs known as macrocyclic lactones. It works by impairing the nervous system of many parasites, ...

Regular Simparica is another oral chewable tablet for dogs. A benefit of both Simparica and Simparica ... can have a certain gene mutation that makes them more sensitive to ivermectin, a medication ...

Veterinarians prescribe ivermectin to prevent heartworm in dogs. Although oral ivermectin is not approved for scabies, there ...

Examining efficacy and safety, Chosidow and colleagues (2010) compared oral ivermectin at an increased dose of 400 mg/kg with malathion (0.5%) lotion in patients with difficult-to-eradicate head ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader with a question about using ivermectin to treat scabies.

Ordinary scabies is treated with permethrin-based creams and shampoos while crusted "Norwegian" scabies is often treated with a combination of permethrin (5%) and oral ivermectin 200 µ/kg.