Brand: LOPATOL ®
Company: NOVARTIS
FORMULATION: «tablets» for oral administration;
ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S): NITROSCANATE 100 and 500 mg/tablet
CHEMICAL CLASS of the active ingredient(s): ISOTHIOCYANATE
INDICATIONS: DOGS
PARASITES CONTROLLED* (spectrum of activity):
- Roundworms (Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonina), hookworms (Ancylostoma spp, Uncinaria stenocephala), whipworms (Trichuris vulpis)
- Tapeworms (Dipylidium caninum, Taenia hydatigena, Taenia pisiformis). Limited control of Echinococcus granulosus.
RECOMMENDED DOSE*:
- Dogs: minimum of 50 mg/kg bodyweight, which is equivalent to 1 x 100 mg tablet per 2 kg (4.4 lb) bodyweight or 1 x 500 mg tablet per 10 kg (22 lb) bodyweight.
- To be administered in the morning after overnight fasting with approximately one-fifth of the daily food ration. The remaining food ration should be withheld for at least 8 hours.
* Can be slightly different in some countries: read the product label!
SAFETY
- LD50 (acute oral) in rats: >5000 mg/kg for the active ingredient.
- Estimated Hazard Class according to the WHO: not applicable for veterinary medicines
Suspected poisoning? Read the articles on nitroscanate safety in this site.
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RESISTANCE PREVENTION
Risk of resistance development? NO
There are no reports on resistance of dog worms to nitroscanate more than 40 years after its introduction.
Learn more about resistance and how it develops.
MARKETING
Are the active ingredients of this product ORIGINAL* or GENERICS**?
- Nitroscanate: 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: Some EU countries, Canada, Australia.
GENERIC BRANDS available? YES, in some countries.
Click here to learn more about GENERIC vs. ORIGINAL drugs.
COMMENTS
LOPATOL is an original brand from CIBA-GEIGY developed in the late 1970s (by CIBA-GEIGY → NOVARTIS → ELANCO).
Nitroscanate is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic effective against gastrointestinal roundworms and tapeworms. Use has been moderate to low, particularly after the introduction of more modern dog wormers in the last two decades. It is neither used in livestock, nor in agriculture.
It is known that nitroscanate can cause vomit after administration.
For an overview and a list of the most popular pet wormers click here.
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