"Ivermectin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mixture of mostly avermectin H2B1a (RN 71827-03-7) with some avermectin H2B1b (RN 70209-81-3), which are macrolides from STREPTOMYCES avermitilis. It binds glutamate-gated chloride channel to cause increased permeability and hyperpolarization of nerve and muscle cells. It also interacts with other CHLORIDE CHANNELS. It is a broad spectrum antiparasitic that is active against microfilariae of ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS but not the adult form.
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D007559
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.540.576.500.997
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ivermectin" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of Ivermectin vs Placebo on Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2022 10 25; 328(16):1595-1603.
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What's eating you? scabies in the developing world. Cutis. 2017 Nov; 100(5):287-289.
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The Brief Case: Crusted Scabies in a Leukemic Patient following a Stay in a Long-Term Acute Care Facility. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 05; 55(5):1233-1236.
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Closing the Brief Case: Crusted Scabies in a Leukemic Patient following a Stay in a Long-Term Acute Care Facility. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 05; 55(5):1599-1600.
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A case of uncomplicated urinary myiasis in a healthy female. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jun 23; 2016.
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Scabies. Dermatol Ther. 2009 Jul-Aug; 22(4):279-92.
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Strongyloides hyperinfection: a treatment dilemma. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Oct; 336(4):358-61.
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Cutaneous onchocercoma. Int J Dermatol. 2004 Mar; 43(3):170-2.
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Evaluation of systemic insecticides as a treatment option in integrated pest management of the elm leaf beetle, Xanthogaleruca luteola (M?ller) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J Econ Entomol. 2003 Oct; 96(5):1455-62.
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What's eating you? Pediculus humanus (head louse and body louse). Cutis. 1999 May; 63(5):259-64.