Complete Up To Date Information about Dizan Tablets.
NADA Number: 011-531 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Dizan Tablets |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
2621 North Belt Highway St.Joseph, MO 64502 USA |
| Ingredients |
Dithiazanine Iodide |
| 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 |
520.763a Dithiazanine iodide tablets. Specifications: Dithiazanine iodide tablets contain 10 milligrams, 50 milligrams, 100 milligrams or 200 milligrams of dithiazanine iodide in each tablet. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: Large roundworms (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina): 10 milligrams per pound of body weight for 3-5 days. Hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala): 10 milligrams per pound of body weight for 7 days. Whipworms (Trichuris vulpis): 10 milligrams per pound of body weight. Strongyloides (Strongyloides canis, Strongyloides stercoralis): 10 milligrams per pound of body weight for 10- 12 days. Heartworm microfilariae (Dirofilaria immitus)- 3 milligrams per pound of body weight for 7- 10 days. Indications: The tablets are administered orally immediately after feeding to dogs for various parasite infestations. Limitations: Treatment with dithiazanine iodide for heartworm microfilariae should follow 6 weeks after therapy for adult worms. The drug is contraindicated in animals sensitive to dithiazanine iodide and should be used cautiously, if at all, in dogs with reduced renal function. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. NAS/NRC status: Use for treating dogs for large roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and strongyloides as provided for in this section has been NAS/NRC reviewed and deemed effective. Applications for these uses need not include effectiveness data as specified by 514.111 of this chapter, but may require bioequivalency and safety information. |