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Ectoparasitic Drugs Flashcards

1
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Neonicatinoid Action

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Nicotinic acetylcholine (Ach) receptor stimulants
Spastic Paralysis

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Neonicatinoid Examples

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Imidacloprid - topical application
Nitenpryam - oral tablet
Dinotefuran - spot on

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Neonicatinoid licensing

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All licenced in Cats/ Dogs

Imidacloprid also licenced in Rabbits

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Neonicatinoid Use

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All used for fleas
Imidacloprid also used for lice

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Organophosphate action

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Cholinesterase inhibitor
Flaccid paralysis

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Organophosphate example

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Diazinon
Used for sheep dip

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Organophosphate uses

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Wide range of ectoparasites
□ Sheep scab
□ Blow fly larvae
□ Lice
□ Ticks
□ Keds

NOT FLEAS

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Organophosphate licensing

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Sheep

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Phenylpyrrazole Action

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GABA inhibitor
Causes spastic paralysis

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Phenylpyrrazole example

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Fipronil (frontline) - spot on

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Phenylpyrrazole Licensing

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licensed in cats/dogs
Don’t use in rabbits (toxic)

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12
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Phenylpyrrazole Uses

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Fleas
Lice

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Isoxazoline Action

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GABA + chloride channel inhibitors
Spastic Paralysis

CAREFUL IN PATIENTS WITH SEIZURES

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Isoxazoline examples

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All end ‘-laner’
Fluralaner
Sarolaner
Afoxolaner
lotilaner
Esafoxolaner

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Isoxazoline Licensing

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All licensed for fleas & ticks
All licensed for cats
ALSO:
Fluralaner - dogs and poultry (redmite)
Sarolaner - dogs
Afoxolaner - dogs

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Isoxazoline Uses

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All for fleas and ticks (kills not prevents)
Fluralaner
Demodex/Sarcoptes (dogs)
Red mite (poultry)
Sarolaner
Demodex (dogs)
Sarcoptes (dogs)
Otodectes (dogs)
Afoxolaner
Demodex (dogs)
Sarcoptes (dogs)

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17
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Macrocyclic lactones Action

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Chloride Channel Stimulator
Flaccid paralysis
Prevents AP

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Macrocyclic lactones examples

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Almost all end ‘-ectin’
Avermectins
* Abamectin
* Ivermectin
* Doramectin
* Eprinomectin
Selamectin
Milbemycins
* Milbemycin
* Moxidectin

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Macrocyclic lactones licensing

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Ivermectin – toxic to chelonians
Large animals/horses
Birds
Many exotics
Doramectin
Farm animals
Eprinomectin
Farm animals
Selamectin
Dogs/cats
Milbemycin
Dogs/cats
Moxidectin
Dogs/cats
Horses
Farm animals

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Macrocyclic lactones uses

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Avermectins
* Ivermectin
○ Lice, mites, roundworms
* Doramectin
○ Lice, flies, mites, roundworms
* Eprinomectin
○ Lice, flies, mites, roundworms
Selamectin
Fleas, sarcoptes, odectes, roundworms
Milbemycins
* Milbemycin
○ Roundworms
* Moxidectin
○ Lice, flies in farm animals
○ Roundworms

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Pyrethroids action

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Sodium channel stimulant
Spastic paralysis
Constant AP

22
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Pyrethroids Examples

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All end ‘-ethrin’
Permethrin
Cypermethrin
Deltamethrin
Flumethrin

23
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Pyrethroids licensing

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Permethrin - all but cats
Cypermethrin - farm, horses, exotic
Deltamethrin - farm and dogs
Flumethrin - dogs/cats (FL= feline)

Toxic to cats (except flumethrin) and aquatic life

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Pyrethroids Uses

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For all slowly kills and repels ticks
For all kills flies

Permethrin - fleas, lice, also repels flies

Cypermethrin - lice, also repels flies and larvae

Deltamethrin - lice and flies in farm species, fleas in dogs

Flumethrin - just ticks

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Insect Growth Regulators Action

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Juvenile hormone analogues
Chitin synthesis inhibitors
Triazine derivatives

No adulticidal properties - only works on juveniles

26
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Juvenile hormone analogues Action

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Mimic juvenile hormones
Keep them suspended in juvenile stage

27
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Juvenile hormone analogues examples

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S-methoprene
Pyriproxyfen

28
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Juvenile hormone analogues licensing

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Dogs and cats

29
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Juvenile hormone analogues uses

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Prevention of development of fleas
Does not kill

Environmental flea sprays

30
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Chitin synthesis inhibitors examples, licensing and uses

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Lufenuron - dogs and cats

Prevents development of flies - doesn’t kill
Must treat all animals in houshold

31
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Triazine derivatives examples and licensing

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Cyromazine - sheep, rabbits
Dicyclanil - sheep

32
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Triazine derivatives uses

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Prevention of blowfly strike (Prevention of cutaneous myiasis)
Acts on larvae not adults

33
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Benzimidazole Action

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ONLY NON-NEUROTOXIC ANTIPARASITIC DRUG
Disruption of microtubule assembly
1 - Bind to β-tubulin
2 - Inhibition/blockage of polymerisation
3 - Causes abnormal microtubule formation
4 - Disrupts intracellular homeostasis and energy metabolism

34
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Benzimidazole examples

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end in ‘-azole’
Febantel
Fenbendazole

35
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Benzimidazole licensing

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Febantel - dog
Fenbendazole - dog, cat, rabbit

36
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Benzimidazole uses

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Febantel - roundworms
Fenbendazole - roundworms and tapeworms

37
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Tetrahydropyrimidines/ imidazothiazoles action

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Nicotinic Ach receptor stimulants
1 - Act as nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist (Cholinergic agonist)
2 - Mimic Ach action (excitatory)
Cause spastic paralysis of worms

38
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Tetrahydropyrimidines/ imidazothiazoles example, licensing and uses

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Pyrantel - dog and cat roundworms

39
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Pyrazinoisoquinolones example, licensing and uses

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Praziquantel - cats/dogs - tapeworms

40
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Synergist action

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inhibits insect detoxification pathways
Increases available concentration of insecticide
Use in conjunction with another
Usually with pyrethrins

41
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Other Insecticide Options

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Repellents
Synergists
Lime sulphur dip
Desiccants - dry them out
Mechanical agents - damage exoskeleton?

42
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Hexahydropyrazine example, licensing and uses

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Piperazine/diethylcarbamazine - Dog and cat
Roundworms

43
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Hexahydropyrazine action

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GABA agonist
Flaccid paralysis

44
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Cyclic octadepsipeptide Action

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Act on specific class of transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors called depsiphilins
Flaccid paralysis

45
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Cyclic octadepsipeptide example, licensing and uses

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Emodepside - cat, roundworms

46
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Aminoacetonitrile derivatives action

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Iterfere with a specific Ach receptor
MPTL-1 receptors
Causes hyper contraction and spastic paralysis

47
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Aminoacetonitrile derivatives example, licensing and uses

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monepental - sheep, roundworms

48
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Spiroindole action

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ACh antagonist
Flaccid paralysis

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