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Ectoparasiticides Flashcards

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Fipronil

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Drug class: phenylpyrazole

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Fipronil:

pharmacodynamics

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MOA: GABA receptor antagonist

  • Binds to the y-aminobutryric acid receptors of insects
  • inhibits the influx of Cl- ions into the nerve cell
  • Resulting in hyperexcitability of the insect nervous system
  • May also bind to and block glutamate-activated chloride channels
  • In mammals, fipronil binding ot the GABA receptor is less effective → accounts for its wide margin of safety
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Fipronil:

Pharmacokinetics

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topical application: translocation of the chemical over the entire body with significant deposition in sebum, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles

Minimal systemic absorption

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Fipronil:

safety

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wide margin of safety

extralabel use in young or small rabbits can cause seizures and death

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Fipronil:

Usage

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Dogs and Cats: topical - fleas, ticks, chewing lice

Available in combination with IGRs to kill juvenile stages of fleas

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Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs)

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juvenile-hormone analogs and insect development inhibitors

Harmless to the pet, livestock, and humans

Affect the developing stages of arthropods but not the adult ectoparasites

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Juvenile-hormone analogs

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methoprene, pyriproxifen

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Juvenile-hormone analogs

Pharmacodynamics

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MOA: mimic insect juvenile hormones

  • In the normally developing insect, the hormone levels usually decrease prior to the adult stage
  • Falsely signal arthropod to remain in its immature egg or larval stage and not develop to adult stage
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Juvenile-hormone analogs

usage

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available in combination with several groups of ectoparasiticides

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Insect development inhibitors

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Diflubenzuron, iufenuron

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Insect development inhibitors

Pharamcodynamics

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MOA: chitin synthesis inhibitors

  • Interfere with the development of the insect exoskeleton by inhibiting chitn synthesis or deposition pathways
  • Chitin is an essential constituent of flea eggshells and exoskeleton of immature fleas
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Insect development Inhibitors:

usage

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Diflubenzuron: feed-through fly control

Lufenuron: ingested by adult flea, is deposited in egg and prevents hatching

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Imidacloprid, Dinotefuran, Nitenpyram

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Drug class: neonicotinoids

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Imidacloprid, Dinotefuran, Nitenpyram

Pharmacodynamics

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MOA: Ach receptor agonist

  • Modeled after natural nicotine and are acetylcholine mimics
  • Binding irreversibly to postynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in insects causing the post-synaptic Na+ channels to remain continuously open
  • Causes overstimulation of the nervous system, producing spontaneous muscular contractions followed by hyper-depolarization leading to paralysis and death
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Imidacloprid, Dinotefuran

pharmacokinetics

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Topical - no significant dermal absorption into blood → surface translocation → whole-body coverage

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Imidacloprid, Dinotefuran

safety / toxicity

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Imidacloprid: Typically safe

Dinotefuran: skin irritation

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Imidacloprid, Dinotefuran

Usage of imidacloprid

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spot on, collar: control fleas in dogs and cats

Combined with permethrin, flumethrin, pyriproxyfen, moxidectin

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Imidacloprid, Dinotefuran

usage of dinotefuran

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Spot on: efficacy against fleas

Dog formulation has permethrin

Do not use combination product in cats

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Nitenpyram

Pharmacokinetics

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Readily absorbed int he GI tract

Fleas begin falling off the coat of dogs and cats within 30 minutes

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Nitenpyram

Saftey / toxicity

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very safe

Transient itching period observed within 1-2 hours after treatment

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Nitenpyram

Usage

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dogs and cats, can be used daily

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Spinosad

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Drug class: spinosyn

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Spinosad:

pharmacodynamics

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MOA: Ach receptor agonist

  • Binds to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on post synaptic membranes of the insect nervous system
  • But these are distinct form receptors affected by other neonicotinoids
  • Limits the possibilitiy for cross-resistance with similar related insecticides
  • Kills insects via hyperexcitation of the insect nervous system
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Spinosad:

Pharmacokinetics

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Oral: quickly absorbed to blood

starts to kill fleas within 30 minutes of admin

Better bioavailability when administered with food

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Spinosad:

Safety / toxicity

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Adverse reactions are rare; vomiting possible

Drug-Drug interactions between spinosad and ivermectin

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Spinosad:

Usage

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Dogs and cats: fleas

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Isoxazolines

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Afloxalaner, Fluralaner, Sarolaner, Lotilaner

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Isoxazolines:

Pharamcodynamics

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MOA: GABA receptor antagonist

  • non-competitve GABA receptor antagonist
  • Much more selective for GABA receptors in insects or ticks, than for those in mammals
  • Bind to Cl- channels and block influx of Cl-
  • Resulting in initial hyperexcitability of the insect nervous system, then paralysis and death
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Isoxazoline:

Pharmacokinetics

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High oral bioavailability, widely distributed in body

Half-life is long in dogs

Fleas exposed following attachement and feeding - onset of effect can occur within 8 hours of attachment

For ticks: onset of death is within 48 hours of attachment

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Isoxazolines

safety / toxicity

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safe.

very selective for fleas and tick nervous system compared to mammalian nervous system

Adverse effects: rare thus far. although vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, and anorexia have been observed

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IsoxazolinesL

Usage

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Fleas and ticks

combination products are available

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Macrocyclic lactones

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endecticides

avermectins

milbemycins

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Macrocyclic lactones:

phamacodynamics

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MOA: ligand gated chloride channel agonists

  • MLs bidn to GABA and/or glutamate-gated chloride channels with high affinity
  • Very selective for the glutamate-gated channels in nematodes and arthropods, but which are lacking in mammals
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Macrocyclic lactones:

usage

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cattle: pour-on, injection

lice, mites, hypoderma, horn flies

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Sythetic pyrethroids

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Permethrin, deltamethrin, flumethrin, fenvalerate, cypermethrin, phenothrin

Drug class: pyrethroids

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Synthetic Pyrethroids

Pharmacodynamics

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MOA: Na+ channel agonist

  • Interaction with the pyrethroid with the sodium channel causes the channel to remain open in insect nerves
  • Leads to a slowing of both the activation and inactivation process → causes the now modified channel to be in a stable hyperexcitable state
  • Repetivie discharges or membrane depolarization and ultimately death ofthe ectoparasite
  • Extremely selective for insects over mammals
  • Insect sodium channels can be as much as 100 times more sensitive than mammalian brian channels
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Synthetic Pyrethroids

Pharmacokinetics

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Dermal abosrption is very limited; reside in the outermost layer of the skin with littel or no penetration into the systemic circulation

More resistant to breakdown, greater residual activity

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Synthetic pyrethroids

Safety / toxicitiy

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Cats are more sensitive than dogs to pyrethroids - can cause neurological effects and death

Aquatic animals such as fish and invertebrates are highly susceptible to pyrethroids

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Synthetic pyrethroids

Usage

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Dogs and cats: shampoos, spot-on, collar

Cattle: dusts, pour-on, eartags,

Horses: sprays

Environmental control

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Organophosphates

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dichlorvos, coumaphos

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Organophosphates

Pharmacodynamics

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MOA: AchE inhibitor

  • Irreversibly inhibit acetylcholinesterase by phosphorylation
  • Inhibition of AChE results in accumulation of acetylcholine to cholinergic receptors
  • repeated depolarization lead to paralysis and death to the parasite
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Organophosphates

Products

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becoming less popular for use in and around domestic animals

persistence in the environment - negatively influence the ecosystem

Old OPs approved by US EPA for use in companion or food animals species are no longer marketed or available for veterinary use

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Organophosphates

Pharmacokinetics

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Topical: systemic bioavailability following topical application is limited, but these are distributed across the entire coat of the animal by lateral diffusion following topical applicaiton to a localized region

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Organophosphates

Safety / toxicity

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Inhibition of AChE can result in muscarinic and nicotinic effects

Other drugs may potentiate the toxicity of OPs: phenothiazine tranquilizers, aminoglycodise antibiotics, and neuromuscular blocking agents such as levamisole and nicotine

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Amitraz

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Drug class: formamidine

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Amitraz:

pharmacodynamics

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MOA: octopamine receptor agonist

  • Activates a- and B- adrenergic like octopamine receptors
  • Inhibits neurotransmission resulting in flaccid paralysis
  • Inhibits monamine oxidase that normally metabolize neurotransmitter amines present in the CNS
  • No effect on cholinesterase activity
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Amitraz

pharmacokinetics

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Not well understood

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Amitraz

Safety / toxicity

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toxic to cats and horses

5-10 times label dose causes toxicity in dogs

Accidental consumption of amitraz flea collars by dogs has resulted in toxicosis

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Amitraz:

Usage

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Dogs: spot-on, concentrate liquid, collar

Cattle, swine: Concentrate liquid

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Repellents

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butoxypolypropylene glycol (stabilene), di-n-propyl isocinchomeronate (MGK 326), and diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET)

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Repellents

Pharmacodynamics

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MOA:

  • Preventing the entry or landing of insect on hair coat, interfere with or inhibit feeding, causing disorientation
  • Some repellents can be ectoparasiticidal most repellents are not ectoparasiticidal
  • They prevent transmission of vector-borne diseases
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Repellents:

Usage

DEET

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Approved by US EPA for use in dwellings, on the human body and clothing, and pet living/sleeping quarters

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Repellents

usage

MGK 326

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often formulated with pyrethroids and or synergist to be used as sprays, dips, and shampoos in horses, dogs, and cats

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Repellents

usage

Butoxypolypropylene glycol

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formulated with a pyrethroid insecticide

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