Brand: PARAGARD Allwormer Tablets for Dogs
Company: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (MERIAL)
FORMULATION: «tablets» for oral administration; may be chewable, flavored, coated, etc.
- OXIBENDAZOLE:
- for small dogs & puppies: 112.5 mg/tablet
- for medium dogs: 225 mg/tablet
- for large dogs: 450 mg/tablet
- for cats & kittens: 112.5 mg/tablet
- PRAZIQUANTEL: 25 mg
- for small dogs & puppies: 25 mg/tablet
- for medium dogs: 50 mg/tablet
- for large dogs: 100 mg/tablet
- for cats & kittens: 25 mg/tablet
CHEMICAL CLASS of the active ingredient(s):
- Oxibendazole: BENZIMIDAZOLE
- Praziquantel: ISOQUINOLINE
INDICATIONS: DOGS & CATS
PARASITES CONTROLLED* (spectrum of activity):
DOGS
- Roundworms (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina), hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala), whipworms (Trichuris spp)
- Tapeworms (Dipylidium caninum, Taenia spp, Echinococcus granulosus)
CATS
- Roundworms (Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonina), hookworms (Ancylostoma spp, Uncinaria stenocephala)
- Tapeworms (Taenia spp)
RECOMMENDED DOSE*:
- Small dogs & puppies: 1 tablet for small dogs per 5 kg bw (equivalent to 22.5 mg/kg oxibendazole, 5 mg/kg praziquantel)
- Medium dogs: 1 tablet for medium dogs per 10 kg bw (equivalent to 22.5 mg/kg oxibendazole, 5 mg/kg praziquantel)
- Large dogs: 1 tablet for large dogs per 20 kg bw (equivalent to 22.5 mg/kg oxibendazole, 5 mg/kg praziquantel)
- Cats & kittens: 1 tablet for cats & kittens per 5 kg bw (equivalent to 22.5 mg/kg oxibendazole, 5 mg/kg praziquantel)
* Can be slightly different in some countries: read the product label!
SAFETY
- LD50 (acute oral) in rats: n.a. for the tablets. >10000 mg/kg for oxibendazole; 2840 mg/kg for praziquantel
- Estimated Hazard Class according to the WHO: not applicable for veterinary medicines
Suspected poisoning? Read the articles on oxibendazole safety and/or praziquantel safety in this site.
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RESISTANCE PREVENTION
Risk of resistance development? VERY LOW
There are so far no reports on resistance of roundworms to oxibendazole or of tapeworms to praziquantel in dogs or cats.
Learn more about resistance and how it develops.
MARKETING
Are the active ingredients of this product ORIGINAL* or GENERICS**?
- Oxibendazole: GENERIC (introduced in the 1970s)
- 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
Paragard Allwormer Tablets for dogs or cats f is a generic wormer effective against roundworms and tapeworms.
Oxibendazole is a veteran benzimidazole introduced in the 1970s (by SMITH KLINE → PFIZER→ ZOETIS) that is rather scarcely used in pets, horses or ruminants. It is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic effective against roundworms in the gut and the lungs, but not against those in the skin. It has no efficacy whatsoever against external parasites. It is scarcely to moderately used in pets and horses. Usage is insignificant in livestock. It is not used in agriculture.
Praziquantel is another 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 (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 & horses containing praziquantel. Usage in livestock is rather modest. It is not used in agriculture.
Oxibendazole 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.
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