Brand: WORMICIDE TAPE
Company: JUROX
FORMULATION: «tablets» for oral administration; may be chewable, flavored, coated, etc.
ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S): PRAZIQUANTEL: 100 mg/tablet
CHEMICAL CLASS of the active ingredient(s): ISOQUINOLINE
INDICATIONS: DOGS
PARASITES CONTROLLED* (spectrum of activity):
- Tapeworms: Dipylidium caninum, Taenia hydatigena, Taenia pisiformis, Taenia taeniformis, Taenia ovis, Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatids)
* Can be slightly different in some countries: read the product label!
RECOMMENDED DOSE*:
- For all tapeworms including Hydatids 1 tablet for every 20 kg bw (5.0 mg/kg praziquantel).
- For all tapeworms except Hydatids 1 tablet for every 40 kg bw (2.5 mg/kg praziquantel).
- Read the product label for further details on dosing.
* Can be slightly different in some countries: read the product label!
SAFETY
- LD50 (acute oral) in rats: n.a. for the tablets. 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.
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RESISTANCE PREVENTION
Risk of resistance development? VERY LOW
There are no reports on resistance of tapeworms to praziquantel.
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: New Zealand
GENERIC BRANDS available? YES, in most countries.
Click here to learn more about GENERIC vs. ORIGINAL drugs.
COMMENTS
WORMICIDE TAPE Tablets for Dogs & Cats from VIRBAC is a generic wormer effective against tapeworms.
Praziquantel is a veteran isoquinoline anthelmintic introduced in the 1970s (by BAYER). It is still the most effective and most vastly used parasiticide against tapeworms, but without any efficacy against roundworms, fleas or ticks. Praziquantel is effective against tapeworms (Dipylidium caninum, Taenia spp, etc.) but has no efficacy whatsoever against roundworms, hookworms or whipworms. It is the anthelmintic most vastly used against tapeworms in pets and horses. There are hundreds of antiparasitic brands for pets containing praziquantel. It is scarcely used in livestock, not at all in agriculture.
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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