Diethylcarbamazine Citrate
別名: Hetrazan, Banocide, Diethizine, Filarcidan, Notezine, DEC
* **Daily Administration**: Unlike modern monthly heartworm preventatives, this medication must be given **every single day** to be effective. Give all doses exactly as directed by your veterinarian. * **Testing is Mandatory**: Dogs **must** be checked for heartworm microfilaria before starting or restarting this medication in the spring. Giving this drug to a dog with an active heartworm infection can cause a fatal allergic reaction. * **Routine Screening**: Dogs receiving this medication year-round should be tested for heartworms every six months. * **Administration Tip**: Giving the medication with food or immediately after a meal may help prevent stomach upset.
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
用途
- Treatment of ascarids
- Heartworm prophylaxis
- Treatment of early stages of Dictyocaulus viviparous infestations
- Heartworm prophylaxis
- Heartworm prophylaxis
- Heartworm prophylaxis
- Heartworm prophylaxis
- Treatment of ascarids
- Treatment of lungworms (Crenosoma vulpis)
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Fixed drug eruptions (rare)
- Severe anaphylactoid reaction (in microfilaremic dogs)
- Hepatic injury (reported in cats)
注意事項與禁忌
- Dogs with circulating microfilaria (due to risk of severe shock-like reaction)
- > **CRITICAL WARNING**: DEC is strictly contraindicated in dogs with circulating microfilariae. * Administration to microfilaremic dogs can trigger a severe, potentially fatal **anaphylactoid (shock-like) reaction** within 20 minutes to 2 hours. Signs include salivation, vomiting, ataxia, shock, and DIC. * Always verify a negative heartworm test (specifically checking for microfilaria) before initiating therapy. * If microfilaria are detected in dogs undergoing adulticide therapy while on DEC, stop DEC immediately until microfilaria are eliminated. * Rare reports of infertility in male dogs exist, though controlled studies show no adverse effects on semen.
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常見問題
Diethylcarbamazine Citrate用於寵物有甚麼用途？
* **Daily Administration**: Unlike modern monthly heartworm preventatives, this medication must be given **every single day** to be effective. Give all doses exactly as directed by your veterinarian. * **Testing is Mandatory**: Dogs **must** be checked for heartworm microfilaria before starting or restarting this medication in the spring. Giving this drug to a dog with an active heartworm infection can cause a fatal allergic reaction. * **Routine Screening**: Dogs receiving this medication year-round should be tested for heartworms every six months. * **Administration Tip**: Giving the medication with food or immediately after a meal may help prevent stomach upset.
Diethylcarbamazine Citrate對我的寵物安全嗎？
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
本文僅供一般健康教育，不能取代專業獸醫意見。如寵物身體不適，請諮詢獸醫。