IVERHEAL 12 contains ivermectin which belongs to the group of medicines called anthelmintics. It is used to treat various parasitic infections such as river blindness, intestinal strongyloidiasis, filarial worm infestations (e.g. lymphatic filariasis or microfilaremia), hookworm infestations, scabies, pediculosis head) and helminthiasis (such as ascariasis (roundworms), trichocephalosis (whipworm) and enterobiasis (pinworms)).