Definition of "ivermectin" [ivermectin]

• A broad-spectrum antiparasitic medication. (noun)

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• "The technology has shifted since Dr. Le Berre's time: Efforts now focus on distributing a drug called ivermectin that kills the parasitic worm."
• "Sheep ranchers give their animals a drug called ivermectin to cure them of intestinal worms."
• "The long-standing treatment is an antiparasite drug called ivermectin, also called Mectizan, which is delivered in an annual dose."