Ivermectin Paste Medically reviewed by Sanjay Gangani, B.Pharm, CMO & Pharmacist
Active Ingredient Ivermectin Paste Indication veterinary use Manufacturer Actiza Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd. Packaging 10 Paste box Dosage Form:- Oral Paste Country of Origin India
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What the Product Actually Is Attribute Value Product Ivermectin Paste 1.87 percent Form Oral paste in a graduated syringe Species Horses and ponies only Approval An animal drug approval, not a human one Syringe Contents 6.08 grams of paste Ivermectin Content About 114 milligrams per syringe Dose Rate 91 micrograms per pound of horse Equivalent 200 micrograms per kilogram Treats One horse of about 1,250 pounds Plunger Markings Each delivers enough for 250 pounds Flavour Apple, on some brands Shipping Classification Toxic, liquids, organic If Swallowed Call a poison centre immediately Food Animals Not for horses intended for human consumption State Warning Cancer and reproductive harm, in California Typical Price About ten to eighteen dollars a syringe
What it is used for in horses:
Large and small strongyles, including encysted forms.
Ascarids, pinworms and hairworms.
Large-mouth stomach worms and lungworms.
Intestinal threadworms and bots.
Summer sores and related skin conditions.
What Every Source Says About Human Use Source What It States The approved animal label Not for use in humans; wash hands after use The approval summary The label must carry that human warning A manufacturer page Not safe or approved for human use The same page Could cause severe personal injury or death Three retailer listings The same warning, in capital letters A safety data sheet Veterinary paste; not for use in humans The same sheet If swallowed, call a poison centre immediately A manufacturer alert Not safe for human use despite COVID-19 reports
The COVID-19 alert, in the manufacturer’s own words:
It names several of its own Ivermectin 40 Mg and Ivercor 24 Mg products.
Those include the paste, a drench and injections.
It acknowledges media reports about COVID-19.
It says those products are not safe for human use.
It says use could cause severe injury or death.
A manufacturer rarely publishes such an alert.
It did so because people were taking the product.
Why a Horse Paste Is Not Just a Bigger Tablet Four reasons the formulation itself is the problem:
The concentration is set for a 567 kilogram animal.
The syringe cannot measure a human-sized dose.
The inactive ingredients are chosen for horses.
They have never been assessed for human safety.
The drug is intended for horses, a non-food animal.
Human safety data on residues was not required.
So no human exposure assessment was ever done.
What the safety data sheet adds:
Its proper shipping name is toxic, liquids, organic.
It instructs obtaining special instructions before use.
It says not to induce vomiting without medical direction.
It notes ivermectin is very toxic to some aquatic species.
It carries a California Proposition 65 notice.
That notice names cancer and reproductive harm.
The Human Alternative Already Exists A licensed pharmacy has no reason to stock the paste.
Ivermectin 24 Mg tablets for humans are made in India.
Your range already includes one such product.
That product is Iverheal 12, at 12 milligrams.
It is made at 3, 6 and 12 milligram strengths.
Those strengths allow weight-based dosing.
A tablet can be prescribed and dispensed properly.
Anyone searching for ivermectin paste wants ivermectin.
A licensed pharmacy can offer the human form instead.
That requires a prescription, as it should.
Stocking the paste would serve only unprescribed use.
It would also place a veterinary product in a human catalogue.
If Someone Has Already Taken It Practical guidance, from the safety data sheet:
Call a poison centre or a doctor immediately.
Do not induce vomiting without medical direction.
Take the syringe or its packaging with you.
Say how much was taken and when.
Why the amount matters so much:
A syringe holds roughly eight adult doses.
Even one plunger marking exceeds an adult dose.
Treating staff need the figure, not a guess.
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Dizziness, confusion and unsteadiness.
Low blood pressure and a fast heart rate.
Seizures in severe cases.
Those are recognised effects, not from these labels.
Recommendation My recommendation is that you do not list this product.
It is a veterinary medicine for horses.
Its approved label says not for use in humans.
Retailers warn it could cause injury or death.
The syringe cannot deliver a human dose.
One syringe holds about eight adult doses.
Its safety sheet classes it as a toxic liquid.
A manufacturer issued an alert against human use.
A human equivalent already exists in your range.
Stocking it would serve only unprescribed use.
If you sell veterinary products separately:
Keep that catalogue entirely distinct from the human one.
Carry the not-for-human-use warning prominently.
Do not let it appear in human medicine searches.
Take legal advice on veterinary medicine licensing.
Sanjay Gangani
B.Pharm, CMO & Pharmacist
Licensed pharmacist (B.Pharm) with 12+ years in clinical pharmacy and patient care. Reviews every article for evidence-based accuracy before it is published on ACTIZA Store.
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