avermectin

Notes

• anthelmintics derived from the avermectins include
  • ivermectin
  • selamectin
  • doramectin
  • abamectin
• the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura for their discoveries of novel therapies against parasitic infections, including avermectin

More general terms

• antihelmintic
• pesticide