FDA Approves New Ivermectin Treatment for Cattle

Summary

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is updating its animal drug regulations to reflect the approval of a new ivermectin treatment for cattle, filed by Merck Research Laboratories, a division of Merck & Co., Inc. The new treatment allows for a 1 percent ivermectin injection to be used to treat various parasites in cattle, with revised limits on the amount of ivermectin that can be left in cattle tissues after treatment.