Efficacy of emodepside plus toltrazuril (Procox(®) oral suspension for dogs) against Toxocara canis, Uncinaria stenocephala and Ancylostoma caninum in dogs

Parasitol Res. 2011 Aug:109 Suppl 1:S1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00436-011-2397-1.

Abstract

The efficacy of emodepside plus toltrazuril (Procox® oral suspension for dogs) against different species of gastrointestinal nematodes (Toxocara canis, Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala) was evaluated in nine randomised,blinded and placebo-controlled laboratory studies in naturally or experimentally infected dogs. The product was used at the proposed minimum dose of 0.45 mg emodepside and 9 mg toltrazuril per kg body weight. Efficacy was calculated based on worm counts after necropsy. Worm burdens in the control dogs ranged between 0 and 409 worms of the respective stage for T. canis and between 4 and 655 worms for hookworms. The studies demonstrated 100 % efficacy of emodepside/toltrazuril suspension against mature adult, ≥ 94.7 %efficacy against immature adult and 99.3 % efficacy against the L4 larval stage of T. canis. The efficacy against mature adult A. caninum was ≥ 99.5 % and the efficacy against mature adult U. stenocephala was 100 %. All differences between treatment and control groups were statistically significant and no gender effect was found. It can be concluded that the emodepside/toltrazuril suspension represents a safe and highly effective product in dogs with nematode (T. canis, hookworms) infection.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Ancylostoma / drug effects*
  • Ancylostoma / pathogenicity
  • Ancylostomatoidea / drug effects*
  • Ancylostomatoidea / pathogenicity
  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / administration & dosage
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Depsipeptides / administration & dosage
  • Depsipeptides / therapeutic use*
  • Dog Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Dog Diseases / parasitology
  • Dogs
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Drug Combinations
  • Drug Evaluation
  • Female
  • Hookworm Infections / drug therapy
  • Hookworm Infections / parasitology
  • Hookworm Infections / veterinary*
  • Larva / drug effects
  • Larva / parasitology
  • Male
  • Parasite Egg Count / veterinary
  • Toxocara canis / drug effects*
  • Toxocara canis / pathogenicity
  • Toxocariasis / drug therapy*
  • Toxocariasis / parasitology
  • Triazines / administration & dosage
  • Triazines / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Depsipeptides
  • Drug Combinations
  • Triazines
  • toltrazuril
  • emodepside