Complete Up To Date Information about Pet-Dec.
NADA Number: 128-517 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Pet-Dec |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Pfizer, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
235 East 42d St. New York, NY 10017 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 (chewable) |
| Drug Form |
Tablet (chewable) |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.622c Diethylcarbamazine citrate chewable tablets. Specifications: Each chewable tablet contains 60, 120, or 180 milligrams of diethylcarbamazine citrate. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: 3 milligrams per pound of body weight per day. Tablets are administered orally or pulverized and given in the feed. Indications: For prevention of heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis). Limitations: Dogs with established heartworm infections should not receive the drug 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 due to 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: 25 to 50 milligrams per pound of body weight. Tablets are administered orally or pulverized and given in the feed. Indications: As an aid in control of ascarids (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina) infections. Limitations: For treatment of ascarid infections, a repeat dose should be given in 10 to 20 days to remove immature worms which may enter the intestine from the lungs after the first dose. Dogs with established heartworm infections should not receive the drug 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 due to pulmonary occlusion. Overdosage may cause emesis. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cats Amount: 25 to 50 milligrams per pound of body weight. Tablets are administered orally or pulverized and given in the feed. Indications: As an aid in control of ascarids (Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina) infections. Limitations: For treatment of ascarid infections, a repeat dose should be given in 10 to 20 days to remove immature worms which 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. |