| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:antiparasitic_drug 
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                                | gptkbp:approvedBy | 1981 
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                                | gptkbp:ATCCode | P02CF01 
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                                | gptkbp:brand | gptkb:Sklice gptkb:Soolantra
 gptkb:Stromectol
 
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                                | gptkbp:CASNumber | 70288-86-7 
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                                | gptkbp:chemicalFormula | C48H74O14 
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                                | gptkbp:contraindication | children under 15 kg lactation (caution)
 pregnancy (caution)
 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | gptkb:Satoshi_Ōmura gptkb:William_C._Campbell
 1975
 
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                                | gptkbp:drugClass | gptkb:anthelmintic antiparasitic
 
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                                | gptkbp:eliminationHalfLife | 12–36 hours 
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                                | gptkbp:excretion | feces 
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                                | gptkbp:includedIn | gptkb:WHO_Model_List_of_Essential_Medicines 
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                                | gptkbp:KEGGID | D04538 
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                                | gptkbp:legalStatus | prescription only 
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                                | gptkbp:mechanismOfAction | binds to glutamate-gated chloride channels causes paralysis and death of parasites
 
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                                | gptkbp:MeSH_ID | D007089 
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                                | gptkbp:metabolism | liver 
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                                | gptkbp:molecularWeight | 875.1 g/mol 
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                                | gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear | gptkb:2015_Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine 
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                                | gptkbp:notRecommendedFor | COVID-19 treatment (no proven efficacy) 
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                                | gptkbp:origin | derived from avermectin 
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                                | gptkbp:pregnancyCategory | C (US) 
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                                | gptkbp:producedBy | gptkb:Streptomyces_avermitilis 
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                                | gptkbp:PubChem_CID | 6321424 CHEMBL1239
 DB00602
 
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                                | gptkbp:routeOfAdministration | oral topical
 
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                                | gptkbp:sideEffect | nausea diarrhea
 dizziness
 itching
 rash
 swelling
 
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                                | gptkbp:UNII | 91Y2202OUW 
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                                | gptkbp:usedFor | treatment of head lice treatment of lymphatic filariasis
 treatment of onchocerciasis
 treatment of parasitic infections
 treatment of river blindness
 treatment of scabies
 treatment of strongyloidiasis
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Satoshi_Ōmura 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | ivermectin 
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