Antiparasitics Flashcards
Which agency controls products administered internally or absorbed significantly into the body if administered topically
Food and Drug Administration
FDA products are considered drugs, what do they require?
Dispensing by or on the order of a veterinarian
Which agency controls any products applied topically & not absorbed to any great extent & are considered pesticides
EPA
What are the characteristics of an ideal parasitic?
Selective toxicitiy
Economical
Effective against all parasite stages with one application
Safe for old, very young, pregnant, or debilitated animals
Does not induce resistance in the target parasite
What are other characteristics of an ideal parasitic?
Fragrant odor or lack of offensive odor
Environmental safety
Which antiparasitic product incorporates all of the ideal characteristics?
No such product exists
What is capable of killing both internal and external parasites?
Endectocides
What is a general term that describes compounds that kill various types of helminth or internal parasitic worms?
Anthelminitic
An Anthelminitic is also described as what?
Vermicide
Vermifuge
Vermicide
Kills the worm
Vermifuge
Paralyzes the worm
Often results in the passage of live worms in the feces
Most products today are what?
Vermicidal
What are Anthelmintics and treat infections of nematodes, or roundworms
Antinematodal compounds
What treat infections of cestodes (tapeworms or flatworms)?
Anticestodal
AKA Cestocides or Taeniacides
What treats infections of trematodes (flukes or unsegmented flatworms)
Antitrematodal compounds
