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Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum anti-parasite medication. It was first marketed under the name Stromectol® and used against worms (except tapeworms), but, in 2012, it was approved for the topical treatment of head lice infestations in patients 6 months of age and older, and marketed under the name Sklice™ as well. Ivermectin is mainly used in humans in the treatment of onchocerciasis but is also effective against other worm infestations (such as strongyloidiasis, ascariasis, trichuriasis, and enterobiasis). Ivermectin binds selectively and with high affinity to glutamate-gated chloride ion channels in invertebrate muscle and nerve cells of the microfilaria. This binding causes an increase in the permeability of the cell membrane to chloride ions and results in hyperpolarization of the cell, leading to paralysis and death of the parasite. Ivermectin also is believed to act as an agonist of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), thereby disrupting GABA-mediated central nervous system (CNS) neurosynaptic transmission. Ivermectin may also impair the normal intrauterine development of O. volvulus microfilariae and may inhibit their release from the uteri of gravid female worms. It is sold under brand names Heartgard, Sklice and Stromectol in the United States, Ivomec worldwide by Merial Animal Health, Mectizan in Canada by Merck, Iver-DT in Nepal by Alive Pharmaceutical and Ivexterm in Mexico by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International. In Southeast Asian countries, it is marketed by Delta Pharma Ltd. under the trade name Scabo 6.   NCATS

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  • InChIKey: SPBDXSGPUHCETR-JFUDTMANSA-N
  • Mol. Mass: 1736.18
  • ALogP: Missing data
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$3.4405 - $32.4600
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22,23-dihydro-5-o-demethylavermectin a1a | 22,23-dihydroavermectin b1a | 22,23-dihydroavermectin b(1)a | 22,23-dihydroavermectin b1(a) | ai3-29390-x | cardomec | dihydroivermectin b1a | eqvalan | h2b1a avermectin | heartguard | ivermectin | ivermectina | ivermectin component b1a | ivermectine | ivermectinum | ivmpo4 | ivomec | mectizan | noramectin | noromectin | sklice | stromectol | zimecterin

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