Ivermectin Food Interactions

Medicines can interact with certain foods. In some   visit this page  cases, this may be harmful and your doctor may advise you to avoid certain foods. In the case of ivermectin lotion and tablets, there are no specific foods that you must exclude from your diet.

tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to ivermectin or any other medications.
tell your doctor and pharmacist what other prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take.

tell your doctor if you have or have ever had meningitis, human African trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness; an infection that is spread by the bite of the tsetse fly in certain African countries), or conditions that affect your immune system, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. If you become pregnant during your treatment with ivermectin, call your doctor.

ask your doctor about the safe use of alcoholic beverages while you are taking ivermectin.
if you have had loiasis (Loa loa infection with a type of worm that causes skin and eye problems) or if you have ever lived in or traveled to areas of West or Central Africa where loiasis is common.

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Before using ivermectin lotion, tell your healthcare provider if you or your child:

have any skin conditions or sensitivities
have any other medical conditions
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed
are taking any prescription and/or nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products
Ivermectin and Pregnancy
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

This medication falls into category C. In animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication and had some babies born with problems. No well-controlled studies have been done in humans. Therefore, this medication may be used if the potential benefits to the mother outweigh the potential risks to the unborn child.

Ivermectin and Lactation
Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Ivermectin has been detected in human breast milk. Because of the possibility for adverse reactions in nursing infants from ivermectin, a choice should be made whether to stop nursing or to stop use of this medication. The importance of the drug to the mother should be considered.