Complete Up To Date Information about Dirocide Tablets.
NADA Number: 093-512 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Dirocide Tablets |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Fort Dodge Animal Health, Division of Wyeth Holdings Corp. |
| Sponsor Address |
P. O. Box 1339 Fort Dodge, IA 50501 USA |
| Ingredients |
Diethylcarbamazine Citrate |
| Species |
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: 100, 200, and 300 milligram tablets for the prevention of heartworm disease in dogs and as an aid in the treatment of ascarid infection in dogs. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: 3 milligrams per pound of body weight daily administered orally either pulverized and given in feed or water or directly by mouth. Indications: For prevention of heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs. 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. For prevention of heartworm disease in heartworm-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: 3 milligrams per pound of body weight daily administered orally either pulverized and given in feed or water or directly by mouth. Indications: As an aid in the control of ascarid infections (Toxocara canis) in dogs. 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. For prevention of heartworm disease in heartworm-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. |