Ivermectin is used to treat adults.
 Ivermectin has been used safely by hundreds of millions of people to treat river blindness and lymphatic filariasis
 However, the American Academy of Pediatrics cautions against use of ivermectin in such patients, as the blood-brain barrier is less developed, and thus there may be an increased risk of particular CNS side effects such as encephalopathy, ataxia, coma, or death

