Anti-parasitic Drugs

Question 1

Which drugs is a heartworm “adulticide” used to kill heartworms?

Answer 1

Melarsomine

Question 2

What is Imidocarb used to treat?

Answer 2

Babesia

Question 3

What does Praziquantel treat?

Answer 3

tapeworms

Question 4

What does Clorsulan treat?

Answer 4

liver flukes in cattle

Question 5

What does Pyrantel pamoate treat in small animals?

Answer 5

hookworms, roundworms

Question 6

What does Pyrantel pamoate treat in large animals?

Answer 6

ascarids, strongyles, pinworms

Question 7

What do Afloxolaner and Fluralaner treat?

Answer 7

fleas and ticks

Question 8

What is Metronidazole used to treat?

Answer 8

Giardia

Question 9

What is Nitenpyram?

Answer 9

treats fleas, adulticide that starts working within 30 minutes

Question 10

What does Epsiprantel treat?

Answer 10

various tapeworms in dogs and cats

Question 11

What is the acronym used to describe side effects of organophosphate toxicity and what do the letters stand for?

Answer 11

SLUDGE
salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, emesis

Question 12

What does pyrantel/febantel/praziquantel treat?

Answer 12

roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, some tapeworms

Question 13

Which drug causes transient foaming of the mouth?

Answer 13

Febantel

Question 14

What drug group is Febantel in?

Answer 14

Imidazothiazoles

Question 15

What drug group is Fenbendazole in?

Answer 15

Benzimidazoles

Question 16

What drug group are Ivermectin and Moxidectin in?

Answer 16

Avermectin

Question 17

Pyrantel pamoate is an ________________________.

Answer 17

anti-nematodal drug

Question 18

What drug group is Pyrantel pamoate in?

Answer 18

Tetrahydropyrimidines

Question 19

What is the FDA warning on Isoxaline drugs?

Answer 19

neurological effects

Question 20

What antiparasitic drug causes severe reactions in cats commonly causing toxicity when cats receive dog flea prevention?

Answer 20

Permethrins