Population pharmacokinetic model of ivermectin in mass drug administration against lymphatic filariasis.

• Main Authors: Abdullah Alshehri (Author), Yashpal S Chhonker (Author), Veenu Bala (Author), Constant Edi (Author), Catherine M Bjerum (Author), Benjamin G Koudou (Author), Lucy N John (Author), Oriol Mitjà (Author), Michael Marks (Author), Christopher L King (Author), Daryl J Murry (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Ivermectin (IVM) is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic drug used to treat diseases caused by filarial worms, such as onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis (LF). IVM is part of a triple-drug therapy used by the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) as a preventive strategy to era...