Brand: QUATEX ® SPOT-ON
Company: MIPET
FORMULATION: «spot-on» for topical administration
ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S): PRAZIQUANTEL 40 mg/mL (=4%), 20 mg per pipette of 0,5 mL
CHEMICAL CLASS of the active ingredient(s): ISOQUINOLINE
INDICATIONS: CATS
PARASITES CONTROLLED* (spectrum of activity):
- Cats: Tapeworms (Dipylidium caninum, Taenia spp, Echinococcus multilocularis)
* Can be slightly different in some countries: read the product label!
RECOMMENDED DOSE*: min. of 8.0 mg/kg praziquantel, = 1 tube per 2.5 kg bw
- Cats 1 to 2.5 kg ≈ 2.2 to 5.5 lbs. bw: 1 pipette, equivalent to 20.0 to 8.0 mg/kg praziquantel)
- Cats >2.5 to 5 kg ≈ >5.5 to 11 lbs. bw: 2 pipettes, equivalent to 16.0 to 8.0 mg/kg praziquantel)
- Cats >5 kg ≈ >11 lbs bw: 3 pipettes, equivalent to <12.0 mg/kg praziquantel)
* Can be slightly different in some countries: read the product label!
SAFETY
- LD50 (acute oral) in rats: n.a. for the spot-on. 2840 mg/kg for praziquantel
- Estimated Hazard Class according to the WHO: not applicable for veterinary medicines
Suspected poisoning? Read the article on praziquantel safety in this site.
Never use on cats tablets approved only for use on dogs, and vice-versa. Never use on small dogs tablets approved for large dogs. Learn more about tablets and their safety.
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RESISTANCE PREVENTION
Risk of resistance development? NO
There are no reports on resistance of tapeworms to praziquantel more than 40 years after its introduction and intensive use.
Learn more about resistance and how it develops.
MARKETING
Are the active ingredients of this product ORIGINAL* or GENERICS**?
- Praziquantel: GENERIC (introduced in the 1970s)
*Meaning that they are still patent protected and generics are not yet available
**Meaning that they have lost patent protection and may be acquired from manufacturers of generic active ingredients other than the holder of the original patent.
COUNTRIES where this product is marketed: UK
GENERIC BRANDS available? YES, in some countries.
Click here to learn more about GENERIC vs. ORIGINAL drugs.
COMMENTS
QUANTEX SPOT-ON for cats is a wormer from MIPET with praziquantel effective only against tapeworms. It is the same as DRONCIT SPOT-ON from BAYER but with a different brand name.
Praziquantel is mostly used in the form of tablets or suspensions for oral administration, this is one of the very few products where it is used as a topical spot-on.
Praziquantel is a veteran isoquinoline anthelmintic introduced in the 1970s (by BAYER). It is effective against most tapeworms that infect cats (e.g. Dipylidium caninum, Taenia spp, Echinococcus multilocularis) but has no efficacy whatsoever against roundworms or hookworms. There are hundreds of antiparasitic brands for pets containing praziquantel, but rather few as a spot-on.
Praziquantel has no residual effect, i.e. it acts against the worms during a few hours after administration but is quickly metabolized and excreted. For this reason treatment must often be repeated for certain indications.
For an overview and a list of the most popular pet wormers click here.
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