Ivermectin Dosage
Generic name: ivermectin (oral)
Brand name: Stromectol
Drug class: Anthelmintics
Recommended Adult Dosing
Dosage forms: TAB: 3 mg
Strongyloidiasis
- [0.2 mg/kg/dose PO x1]
- Info: give on empty stomach
Onchocerciasis
- [0.15 mg/kg/dose PO x1]
- Info: may repeat in 3-12mo; give on empty stomach
Scabies, non-crusted
- [0.2 mg/kg/dose PO q2wk x2 doses]
- Info: give w/ food; 1st-line agent
Scabies, crusted
- [0.2 mg/kg/dose PO x1 on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15]
- Info: may also give on days 22 and 29 for severe cases; give w/ permethrin topical 5% crm; give w/ food
Pediculosis capitis
- [0.2 mg/kg/dose PO q10 days x2 doses]
- Info: give w/ food
Pediculosis corporis
- [12 mg PO q7 days x3 doses]
- Info: give w/ food
Pediculosis pubis
- [0.25 mg/kg/dose PO q1-2wk x2 doses]
- Info: give w/ food; not 1st-line agent
Renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
Hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
Recommended Peds Dosing
- Dosage forms: TAB: 3 mg
Special Note, COVID-19
- [investigational use, efficacy unproven]
- Info: not currently authorized or approved by FDA for COVID-19 tx; insufficient data per NIH; search ‘COVID’ for additional resources including guidelines, published study summaries, and clinical trial updates
Strongyloidiasis
- [15-24 kg]
- Dose: 3 mg PO x1; Info: give on empty stomach
- [25-35 kg]
- Dose: 6 mg PO x1; Info: give on empty stomach
- [36-50 kg]
- Dose: 9 mg PO x1; Info: give on empty stomach
- [51-65 kg]
- Dose: 12 mg PO x1; Info: give on empty stomach
- [66-79 kg]
- Dose: 15 mg PO x1; Info: give on empty stomach
- [>80 kg]
- Dose: 0.2 mg/kg/dose PO x1; Info: give on empty stomach
Onchocerciasis
- [15-25 kg]
- Dose: 3 mg PO x1; Info: may repeat in 3-12mo; give on empty stomach
- [26-44 kg]
- Dose: 6 mg PO x1; Info: may repeat in 3-12mo; give on empty stomach
- [45-64 kg]
- Dose: 9 mg PO x1; Info: may repeat in 3-12mo; give on empty stomach
- [65-84 kg]
- Dose: 12 mg PO x1; Info: may repeat in 3-12mo; give on empty stomach
- [>85 kg]
- Dose: 0.15 mg/kg/dose PO x1; Info: may repeat in 3-12mo; give on empty stomach
Scabies, non-crusted
- [>15 kg]
- Dose: 0.2 mg/kg/dose PO q2wk x2 doses; Info: give w/ food; 1st-line agent
Pediculosis pubis
- [adolescents]
- Dose: 0.25 mg/kg/dose PO q1-2wk x2 doses; Info: give w/ food; not 1st-line agent
Renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
Hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
SRC: NLM .