
Ivermectin is an anti-parasite medication used to treat parasitic diseases. Ivermectin is an USFDA approved drug for use in humans to treat a variety of parasitic infections including parasitic worms, hookworm and whipworm.
It may also be used as an effective treatment for a wide range of other conditions and as a treatment of onchocerciasis, intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis or river blindness.
Ivermectin is currently being investigated in a clinical trial as a potential COVID-19 treatment for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Virus, which is the virus that causes COVID-19.