What is ivermectin? Ivermectin is a prescription drug used primarily to treat diseases caused by parasites such as mites, lice or threadworms. It thus belongs to the group of anthelmintics (anthelmintics). Ivermectin is effective in both humans and animals. Doctors use the drug not only to treat parasite-related diseases such as scabiosis or filariasis. Doctors … Ivermectin
Definition The dispensing of licensed medicines is strictly regulated by law in many countries. Drugs may be available by prescription (prescription-only), nonprescription, and over-the-counter. Typical dispensing points are pharmacies, drugstores and doctors’ offices, provided that self-dispensing is permitted by the canton. Category E drugs may also be sold in the retail trade, for example in … Dispensing Categories of Medicinal Products
Symptoms Symptoms of Covid-19 include (selection): Fever Cough (irritating cough or with sputum) Respiratory disorders, shortness of breath, shortness of breath. Feeling sick, fatigue Cold symptoms: runny nose, stuffy nose, sore throat. Pain in the limbs, muscle and joint pain. Gastrointestinal complaints: Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. Nervous system: impairment of the sense of smell … COVID-19
Onchocerciasis – or river blindness – is a parasitic disease caused by the worm filariae Onchocerca volvulus. River blindness is one of the most common infectious causes of blindness worldwide. What is river blindness? A massive health problem, river blindness occurs in over 99% of all cases in sub-Saharan Africa, but it is also known … River Blindness (Onchocerciasis): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Symptoms Scabies is a parasitic skin disease caused by mites that burrow into the skin and multiply. The primary lesion is found to be a comma-shaped reddish duct up to one centimeter long, at the end of which the mite is visible as a black dot. Due to an allergic reaction to the type IV … Scabies Causes and Treatment
Effects Insecticidal Antiparasitic Ovicidal: killing eggs Larvicidal: larvae killing Partially insect repellent Indications Infestation by parasites, such as head lice and fleas. Active ingredients (selection) Allethrin Crotamiton (Eurax, out of trade). Disulfiram (Antabus, not commercially available for this indication). Flea medication Ivermectin (Stromectol, France) Lindane (Jacutin, out of trade). Malathion (Prioderm, out of trade) Mesulfen … Insecticides
Symptoms Itching Lice and nits in the pubic hair Gray to blue skin patches (maculae ceruleae, “taches bleues”) at the injection sites Reddish brown spots on the underwear Causes The blood-sucking crab louse is a wingless insect about 1 to 2 mm long with 6 legs and large foot claws on the 2nd and 3rd … Pubic Lice (Crabs): Causes and Treatment
Symptoms Possible symptoms of head lice infestation include itching and skin disorders of the scalp. Lice eczema occurs mainly on the back of the neck and may be accompanied by swollen lymph nodes. A head lice infestation can also proceed without symptoms, especially in the beginning during the first weeks. The eggs and empty egg … Head Lice Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Indications Antihelminthics are used to treat worm infections and, in some cases, protozoa. Active ingredients Imidazoles / benzimidazoles: Mebendazole (Vermox). Pyrantel (Cobantril) Other: Pyrvinium (Pyrcon, Molevac, Germany). Albendazole (Zentel) Aminoglycosides: Paromomycin (Humatin) Other: Ivermectin (Stromectol, import from France, in many countries not in the approved and not on sale). Niclosamide (not commercially available in many … Antihelminthics (Vermifuge)
Products Ivermectin is commercially available in some countries in tablet form (Stromectol). It has not yet been registered in many countries and therefore must be imported from abroad if needed. Ivermectin has been used medicinally since the 1980s, initially primarily as a veterinary drug. This article refers to peroral administration in humans. See also under … Ivermectin
Products The ivermectin cream Soolantra was approved in many countries in 2016 (US: 2014). Structure and properties Ivermectin is a mixture of the two ivermectin components H2B1a and H2B1b. The two molecules differ structurally only by a methylene group. Ivermectin exists as a white to yellowish white, crystalline and weakly hygroscopic powder. The macrocyclic lactone … Ivermectin Cream
Symptoms The infection occurs primarily in children and manifests itself primarily in nocturnal itching in the anal region. This is caused by the migration of the female worms to lay eggs in the anal region. Local tickling or pain may also occur, as well as restless sleep and insomnia due to the itching, which leads … Pinworm
