Antinematodals Flashcards
What are examples of Avermectins?
Ivermectin
Selamectin
Doramectin
Eprinomectin
What are examples of Milbemycins?
Milbemycin oxime
Moxidectin
What gives rise to the collective name for Macrolides?
The macrocyclic ring
What is the mechanism of action of Avermectins and Milbemycins inside the insect or parasite?
Through the stimulation of a receptor site for glutamate
What does stimulation of the glutamate receptor cause?
Muscle paralysis that causes starvation or move away from their infection site and die
What parasites are macrolides are ineffective against because they do not have glutamate receptors?
Tapeworms and flukes
Do Macrolides produce a well-documented toxicity?
Yes
Because macrolides are lipophilic, they can readily diffuse through and potentially gain access to the GABA receptors causing toxicity. Why does toxicity not occur every time a macrolide is administered?
Because of a special protein pump P-glycoprotein (P-gp) that moves drugs from the brain side back into the blood
Where else are P-glycoprotein pumps located?
Liver and GI tract
What affects the P-gp pump and allows macrolides to accumulate within the brain, increasing the risk for toxicity?
Inhibited by other drugs
P-gp can be defective
What drugs can inhibit the P-gp?
Calcium channel blocker antiarrhythmics
Cyclosporine immunosuppressant
Antifungal agents Ketoconazole or itraconazole
What breeds of dog have a genetic defect in the gene that codes for their P-gp?
Collies and other related breeds
What is the gene that codes for P-gp known as?
Multiple drug resistance 1 genes (MDR1)
ATP-binding cassette-type B1 genes (ABCB1)
What are the clinical signs of animals with a defective P-gp pump?
CNS depression Hypersalivation Vomit Become ataxic Stagger Progress to depression Unresponsiveness Bradycardia Mydriasis Loss of menace response Coma
Is there an antidote for avermectin or milbemycin toxicosis?
No. Recovery requires the animal be kept alive in a comatose or severely depressed state for days to weeks before the effects of the drug wear off
What explains how avermectins and milbemycins readily penetrate many tissues and persist at low, but still effective concentrations for a long period of time?
Lipophilic nature of macrolides
What else are macrolides effective against when administered by oral or injection because they can penetrate into the tissues and the tissue fluid?
Mites
Sucking lice
Feeding ticks
What can macrolides contaminate for an extended period of time?
Milk
What are macrolides excreted by?
Liver into the feces
What explains the long-lasting effect of macrolides in the body?
The enterohepatic circulation in conjunction with the persistence in the tissues
What is the first macrolide to be available for use in vet med?
Ivermectin
What does Ivermectin treat?
Heartworms
Intestinal & external parasites
Ivermectin is combined with what to produce parasiticides with a wider spectrum of activity?
Other anthelmintics
Heartgard Plus is combined with what and what does it treat?
Ivermectin & Pyrantel pamoate
Control intestinal ascarids
Iverhart Max is combined with what and is used to treat what?
Ivermectin + Pyrantel pamoate + Praziquantel
Tapeworms, intestinal ascarids
Small animal toxicity is associated with waht?
Accidental exposure to large animal products and not with small animal products
What does Ivermectin require to be effective against parasites?
Small concentrations
What is the normal dose of Ivermectin to prevent heartworm?
0.006 mg/kg
What dose of Ivermectin is toxic to Collies?
0.1 mg/kg