Ogbuokiri J E, Ozumba B C, Okonkwo P O
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1993;45(4):389-90. doi: 10.1007/BF00265962.
Ivermectin levels were measured in breastmilk and plasma of 4 healthy mothers after an oral 150 micrograms/kg dose. Mean +/- S.D. plasma and milk values were 37.9 +/- 0.54 and 14.13 +/- 0.43 (ng/ml) respectively. Steady-state ivermectin levels in milk were low. Our results suggest that exclusion of lactating mothers from mass chemotherapy with ivermectin may be unnecessary.
