Ivermectin is primarily used in dogs for the prevention and treatment of heartworm disease. The parasitic worm Dirofilaria immitis, living in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, causes this ...

Though researchers have been studying the animal deworming drug ivermectin for decades, there is no evidence that it's effective against cancer.

For adults with severe scabies, higher-dose ivermectin plus permethrin is not superior to standard-dose ivermectin plus permethrin, according to a study published in the New England Journal of ...

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers evaluate the efficacy of ivermectin in a maximum dosage of 600 μg/kg/day over six days in treating early mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019 ...

Researchers conducted a blinded, randomized trial of 132 adults with confirmed severe scabies (profuse or crusted) between October 2017 and January 2025 in France. Participants were randomly assigned ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is authorized to provide guidance on drugs and convey that information to the public. When the FDA approves a medication, it means the agency considers the drug ...

Cyclosporiasis is caused by a single-celled protozoan parasite that would not be susceptible to the anti-worm drug ivermectin ...

A new clinical trial is the largest to date testing the antiparasitic drug on people with Covid. By Carl Zimmer The antiparasite drug ivermectin does not meaningfully reduce the time needed to recover ...