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Pharmacology
Veterinary Antiparasitics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antinematodals | Kill roundworms. |
| Benzimidazoles | Not labelled for cats, do not get bots in horses, come as paste/liquid/granules |
| Thiabendazole, Mebendazole, Albendazole | antinematodal benzimidazoles |
| Oxibendazole | Authelcide |
| Febendazole | Panacur, Safe Guard. |
| Oxfendazole | Benzalmon |
| Organophosphates | Used in cattle orally or topically, kill ectoparasites too (including bots in horses) Trichlorfon, Coumaphos, Dichlorvos. Atropine and 2-Pam are antidotes to overdose (salivation, v/d, muscle tremors, miosis |
| Tetrahydropimidines | Antinematodals. Pyrantel pamoate, pyrantel tartrate, Morantel tartrate |
| Imidazothiozoles | Antinematodals. Febantel, Levamisole |
| Avermectins | DO NOT USE IVERMECTIN IN COLLIES/SHELTIES |
| Ivermectin | Ivomec. Heartguard. Eqvalan. Do not inject in horses (bots), not safe in collies, off label for ear mites, cannot split heartguard chewables |
| Moxidectin | Cydectin. Quest. Safe in collies, used for bots, use 2 times amount, careful in foals less than four months |
| Selamectin | Revolution. Topical for roundworms, heartworm, fleas, ticks, mites. Hairloss at administration site in cats |
| Eprinomectin | Eprinex. Pour on for cattle, similar as selamectin |
| Nitroscanate | Lopatol. Broad spectrum antinematodal for dogs |
| Piperazine | Pipatabs. Antinematodal, lots of resistance |
| Anticestodals | Cats, dogs, equine tapeworms. Praziquantel (Droncit), Epsiprantel (Cestex) |
| Antitrematodals | Albendazole (Valbenzen), praziquantel (Drontal) |
| Antiprotozoals | Coccidia, giardia |
| monensin | Rumensin. Bolus feed additive for cattle, caution in dogs and horses!! |
| Amprolium | Amprol. Sulfa antibiotics, feed additives in cattle |
| Metronidazole | Flagyl. Treats giardia |
| Albendazole | Valbenzen. |
| Thiacetarsamide | HW - adulticide |
| Melarsomine | Immiticide. HW - adulticide |
| Ivermectin | Heartguard. Monthly, HW - preventative, microfilaricide |
| Milbemycin | Interceptor. Sentinel. Monthly, HW - preventative, microfilariacide |
| Selamectin | Revolution. Monthly HW - preventative |
| DiethylCarbamazine | Decacide. Daily HW - Preventative |
| Levamisole | HW - microfilaricides |
| Imidacloprid (+/-) moxidectin | Advantage. Advantage Multi. Once a month oil based flea adulticide |
| Lufenuron | Program. Once a month, injectable/oral. Damages chitin in flea eggs, flea birth control, use with flea adulticides |
| Permithrin | Large and small animal ectoparasite control. Adulticide (fleas, ticks, lice), topical/premise sprays, etc |
| Selamectin | Revolution. Ectos |
| Ivermectin | Ivomec. Ectos |
| Nitenpyram | Capstar. Adulticide given daily until fleas are gone, label claim = 98% of fleas gone in 6 hours, all in 24 (caplet for dogs/cats) |