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IVERMECTIN TAB

Clinical Criteria Summary

Exclusion Criteria

  • Use as a treatment for COVID-19 infection without another appropriate indication
  • Known hypersensitivity to ivermectin
  • Pregnancy

Inclusion Criteria

  • Treatment of a parasitic infection for which ivermectin is indicated (strongylodiasis, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, cutaneous larva migrans, ascariasis, scabies and lice)
  • Empiric treatment for Strongyloides stercolis in a hospitalized patient at epidemiologic risk (birth, long-term residence in or travel to endemic locations) who are being initiated on corticosteroids or other immunosuppressant medications

Additional Inclusion Criteria

  • For patients of child-bearing potential: pregnancy should be excluded prior to receiving ivermectin

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