Epsiprantel
別名: Cestex
- **No Fasting Required**: Fasting is not required nor is it recommended before dosing. You can give this medication with or without food. - **Invisible Results**: Because the medication damages the tapeworm and causes it to be partially or completely digested by your pet's body, you likely **will not see dead worms or worm fragments** in the stool after treatment. - **Prevent Reinfection**: A single dose is usually effective. However, since the most common tapeworm (*Dipylidium caninum*) is transmitted by swallowing infected fleas, **strict flea control** is essential to prevent your pet from getting tapeworms again.
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
- Cestode infection (Dipylidium caninum, Taenia taeniaeformis)
- Cestode infection (Dipylidium caninum, Taenia pisiformis)
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Vomiting (rare)
- Diarrhea (rare)
注意事項與禁忌
- Puppies less than 7 weeks of age
- Kittens less than 7 weeks of age
- > **Age Restriction**: The manufacturer states not to use in puppies or kittens less than 7 weeks of age. Safety for use in pregnant or breeding animals has not been definitively determined, though teratogenic effects are highly unlikely due to the drug's extremely poor systemic absorption.
藥物相互作用
- Prokinetic agents: Theoretically may reduce the drug's efficacy by decreasing gastrointestinal transit time
- Fast-acting laxatives: Theoretically may reduce the drug's efficacy
常見問題
Epsiprantel用於寵物有甚麼用途？
- **No Fasting Required**: Fasting is not required nor is it recommended before dosing. You can give this medication with or without food. - **Invisible Results**: Because the medication damages the tapeworm and causes it to be partially or completely digested by your pet's body, you likely **will not see dead worms or worm fragments** in the stool after treatment. - **Prevent Reinfection**: A single dose is usually effective. However, since the most common tapeworm (*Dipylidium caninum*) is transmitted by swallowing infected fleas, **strict flea control** is essential to prevent your pet from getting tapeworms again.
Epsiprantel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。