Complete Up To Date Information about DEC Tabs 400 mg.
NADA Number: 108-487 | |
| Proprietary Name |
DEC Tabs 400 mg |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Wendt Laboratories, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
100 Nancy Dr. Belle Plaine, MN 56011 USA |
| Ingredients |
Diethylcarbamazine Citrate |
| Species |
Cat, no use class stated or implied Dog, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Tablet |
| Drug Form |
Tablet |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.622a Diethylcarbamazine citrate tablets. Specifications: 50, 200, and 400 milligram tablets for prevention of heartworm disease in dogs and as an aid in the treatment of ascarid infections in dogs and cats. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: Three milligrams per pound of body weight daily. Administer orally either pulverized and given in feed or water or directly by mouth. Indications: For prevention of heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs. Limitations: Do not treat dogs with established heartworm infections until they have been converted to a negative status by the use of adult-cidal and microfilaricidal drugs. Inadvertent administration to heartworm-infected dogs may cause adverse reactions because of pulmonary occlusion. Overdosage may cause emesis. For prevention of heartworm disease in earthworm-endemic areas administration of the drug should start at the beginning of mosquito activity and be continued daily throughout the mosquito season and for approximately a month thereafter. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Amount: Twenty-five to 50 milligrams per pound of body weight. Administer orally either pulverized and given in feed or water or directly by mouth. Indications: As an aid in the treatment of ascarid infections in dogs (Toxocara canis) and cats (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina). Limitations: For the treatment of ascarid infections, repeat in 10 to 20 days to remove immature worms that may enter the intestine from the lungs after the first dose. Do not treat dogs with established heartworm infections until they have been converted to a negative status by the use of adult-cidal and microfilaricidal drugs. Inadvertent administration to heartworm-infected dogs may cause adverse reactions because of pulmonary occlusion. Overdosage may cause emesis. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cats Amount: Twenty-five to 50 milligrams per pound of body weight. Administer orally either pulverized and given in feed or water or directly by mouth. Indications: As an aid in the treatment of ascarid infections in cats (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina). Limitations: For the treatment of ascarid infections, repeat in 10 to 20 days to remove immature worms that may enter the intestine from the lungs after the first dose. Overdosage may cause emesis. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |