Active Ingredient: Ivermectin
Treatment of suspected or diagnosed microfilaraemia in patients with lymphatic filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
150 - 400 ug per kg of body weight
From 150 To 400 ug per kg of body weight once every day
The recommended dosage for mass distribution for the treatment of microfilaraemia caused by Wuchereria bancrofti is a single oral dose once every 6 months designed to provide approximately 150 to 200 μg/kg of body weight.
In endemic areas where treatment can only be administered once every 12 months, the recommended dosage is 300 to 400 μg/kg of body weight to maintain adequate suppression of microfilaraemia in treated patients.
Treatment is one single oral dose taken with water on an empty stomach.
The dose may be taken at any time of the day, but no food should be taken within two hours before or after administration, as the influence of food on absorption is unknown.
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