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Activity of oxantel pamoate monotherapy and combination chemotherapy against Trichuris muris and hookworms : revival of an old drug [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: It is widely recognized that only a handful of drugs are available against soil-transmitted helminthiasis, all of which are characterized by a low efficacy against Trichuris trichiura, when administered as single doses.
Adelfio, R. +5 more
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Permethrin and Ivermectin for Scabies [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2010 In a remote aboriginal community in tropical northern Australia, a mother comes to the health center with her 4-year-old son, who has multiple sores on the skin of his arms and legs. He is treated with a single dose of intramuscular penicillin G benzathine and with the application of topical 5% permethrin cream over his whole body.
Currie, Bart J., McCarthy, James S.
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Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background The effects of ivermectin (endectocide) on mosquito survival make it a potential new malaria vector control tool. The drug can be administered to mosquito disease vectors through blood hosts that include humans and livestock. Its increased use
Caroline Kiuru +6 more
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Predictors of compliance with community-directed ivermectin treatment in Uganda: quantitative results. [PDF]
, 2005 In order to identify the factors influencing compliance with mass ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis control, a cross-sectional study was carried out in Bushenyi District, Uganda. Data were collected by interviewing 839 individuals who were randomly
Ndyomugyenyi, Richard +2 more
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Chromatographic Quantification of Ivermectin and Pranziquantel in the Tablets Using Stability Indicating RP-HPLC Method [PDF]
Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019 Background: A new stability indicating RP-HPLC based assay method was developed to quantify ivermectin and praziquantel simultaneously and applied effectively to tablets.
Naga Venkata Suresh Kumar Devaka +1 more
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Pathogens, 2020 A clinical trial performed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), among persons with epilepsy (PWE) infected with Onchocerca volvulus treated with anti-seizure medication suggested that ivermectin reduces the seizure frequency. We assessed the effect
Alfred Dusabimana +9 more
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Ivermectin and malaria control [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2017 As the world begins to realize the very real prospect of eliminating malaria as a public health problem globally, the scientific community is acutely aware that novel and innovative new tools will be required if that lofty goal is to be accomplished.
Satoshi Ōmura, Andy Crump
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The macrofilaricidal efficacy of repeated doses of ivermectin for the treatment of river blindness [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin is the cornerstone of efforts to eliminate human onchocerciasis by 2020 or 2025. The feasibility of elimination crucially depends on the effects of multiple ivermectin doses on Onchocerca ...
Basáñez, Maria-Gloria +12 more
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Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2022 Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) results in generally poor clinical outcomes and necessitates better therapeutic strategies. Ivermectin, which is an existing anti‐parasitic drug, has been recently identified as a novel anti‐cancer drug.
Haofeng Lu +7 more
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Identification of the metabolites of ivermectin in humans
Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2021 Mass drug administration of ivermectin has been proposed as a possible malaria elimination tool. Ivermectin exhibits a mosquito‐lethal effect well beyond its biological half‐life, suggesting the presence of active slowly eliminated metabolites.
Phornpimon Tipthara +9 more
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