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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE -- A higher dose of ivermectin given for a longer duration still failed to offer any benefit in mild to moderate COVID-19, data from a large randomized U.S. trial showed. In the ACTIV-6 trial ...

Ivermectin is also used to treat infection with parasitic arthropods. For most scabies cases, ivermectin is used in a two dose regimen: a first dose kills the active mites, but not their eggs. Over ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Ivermectin is no more effective than placebo in reducing the severity of COVID-19 among newly ...