Allwormer Paste for CATS against ROUNDWORMS, HOOKWORMS and TAPEWORMS - EXELPET - pyrantel + praziquantel - tetrahydropyrimidine + isoquinoline

Brand: All-Wormer Paste for Cats & Kittens

Company: EXELPET

FORMULATION: «paste» for oral administration, delivered in 2.5 ml pre-filled syringes

ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S):

CHEMICAL CLASS of the active ingredient(s):

INDICATIONS: CATS

PARASITES CONTROLLED* (spectrum of activity):

RECOMMENDED DOSE*:

  • Each 2.5 mL syringe will treat an average cat weighing 5 kg (equivalent to 20 mg/kg pyrantel embonate, 5 mg/kg praziquantel). For cats and kittens less than 5 kg, give 1mL (one graduation on the syringe) per 2 kg bodyweight. For cats over 5 kg give one whole syringe plus an additional 1mL for every 2kg in bodyweight over 5 kg.

* Can be slightly different in some countries: read the product label!

SAFETY

  • LD50 (acute oral) in rats: n.a. for the paste. >5000 mg/kg for pyrantel; 2840 mg/kg for praziquantel
  • Estimated Hazard Class according to the WHO: not applicable for veterinary medicines

Suspected poisoning? Read the article on pyrantel safety, and/or praziquantel safety in this site.

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RESISTANCE PREVENTION

Risk of resistance development? VERY LOW

There are reports on resistance of Ancylostoma spp to pyrantel in dogs and horses, but not widespread and not reported in cats.

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**?

  • Pyrantel: GENERIC (introduced in the 1960s)
  • 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: AUSTRALIA
GENERIC BRANDS available? YES, in some countries.

Click here to learn more about GENERIC vs. ORIGINAL drugs.

COMMENTS

All-Wormer Paste for Cats & Kitttens from EXELPET is a generic wormer effective against roundworms and tapeworms. 

Pyrantel is a narrow-spectrum anthelmintic belonging to the chemical class of the tetrahydropyrimidines that was introduced in the 1960s (by PFIZER → ZOETIS). It  is effective against roundworms and a few tapeworms (depending on the dose) in the gut, but not against those in other organs (e.g. the lungs, the skin, etc). It controls important cat worms such as the roundworms Toxocara cati  and Toxascaris leonina, the hookworms Ancylostoma spp and Uncinaria stenocephala. It is used a lot in pets and horses but rarely in livestock. There are dozens of products for pets with generic pyrantel.

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 adds efficacy against tapeworms (e.g. Taenia spp) but has no efficacy whatsoever against roundworms, hookworms or whipworms. It is the anthelmintic most vastly used against tapeworms in pets. There are hundreds of antiparasitic brands for pets containing praziquantel.

Pyrantel and praziquantel have no residual effect, i.e. they act against the worms during a few hours after administration but are 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.

DISCLAIMER

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