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Ivermectin

C95H146O281736.2 g/mol Calculated

An antiparasitic that treats river blindness and scabies in people and worms in animals. Its discovery from a soil bacterium won a Nobel Prize in 2015.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit

Where you encounter it

Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. Ivermectin on the product labels we hold.

Medicines

StromectolAdded by the makerActive ingredient

Every product and list we hold

Sources and notes
  • The product labels and their strengthsfrom sourceDailyMed (FDA label)Each label lists the molecule as an ingredient, and an active ingredient at the strength shown.
  • How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C95H146O28
Molecular weight
1736.2 g/mol
Polar surface areatopological
340 Ų
H-bond donors
6
H-bond acceptors
28
Rotatable bonds
15
Complexity
3340

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Ivermectin for human use (NDA 050742, authorized November 22, 1996), as Stromectol. Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
Antiparasitics
Chemical groups
Alcohols, Esters, Ethers
Size
Over 1000 g/mol
SMILESCC[C@H](C)[C@@H]1[C@H](CC[C@@]2(O1)C[C@@H]3C[C@H…411 characters

PubChem CID 9812710 · Wikidata Q415178 · InChIKey SPBDXSGPUHCETR-JFUDTMANSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Ivermectin?
An antiparasitic that treats river blindness and scabies in people and worms in animals. Its discovery from a soil bacterium won a Nobel Prize in 2015.
What kind of molecule is Ivermectin?
Ivermectin has the formula C95H146O28 and a molecular weight of 1,736.2 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under antiparasitics, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Who licenses Ivermectin as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Ivermectin for human use (NDA 050742, authorized November 22, 1996), as Stromectol. from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09