Ivermectin: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Facts extracted from current FDA product labeling for Ivermectin. Educational only — not medical advice.

Labeled uses

INDICATIONS: Consult your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of parasitism. IVERMECTIN (ivermectin paste) provides effective treatment and control of the following parasites in horses. Large Strongyles (adults) - Strongylus vulgaris (also early forms in blood vessels), S. edentatus (also tissue stages), S. equinus, Triodontophorus spp. including T. brevicauda and T. serratus and Craterostomum acuticaudatum; Small Strongyles (adults, including those resistant to some benzimidazole class compounds)-Coronocyclus spp. including C. coronatus, C. labiatus and C. labratus, Cyathostomum spp. including C. catinatum and C. pateratum, Cylicocyclus spp. including C. insigne, C. leptostomum, C. nassatus, and C. brevicapsulatus, Cylicodontophorus spp., Cylicostephanus spp. including C. calicatus, C. goldi, C. longibursatus and C. minutus, and Petrovinema poculatum; Small Strongyles - Fourth-stage larvae; Pinworms (adults and fourth-stage larvae)-Oxyuris equi; Ascarids (adults and third- and fourth-stage larvae)- Parascaris equorum; Hairworms (adults)-Trichostrogylus axei; Large-mouth Stomach Worms (adults)- Habronema muscae; Bots (oral and gastric stages)-Gaster…

Source: FDA labeling via NIH DailyMed (set 347e3018…). Not affiliated with FDA or NIH.

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