Updates on Parasite Prevention Medications for Cats and Dogs

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Parasites such as fleas and ticks pose huge health risks to our pets.

The FDA has just approved new label indications for Simparica Trio®, Simparica® Chewables, and Revolution® Plus , well- known preventatives from Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company.

  • The label indication for Simparica Trio and Simparica Chewables now includes:
    • The treatment and control of infestations with Haemaphysalis longicornis (Asian longhorned tick) in dogs eight weeks of age and older weighing 2.8 pounds and greater.
    • Simparica Trio now has the broadest tick coverage of any preventative in its class and continues to be the leading combination parasiticide for dogs.1
  • The Revolution Plus label indication now includes:
    • The prevention of Dipylidium caninum (tapeworm) infections at the source, as a direct result of killing Ctenocephalides felis vector fleas on the treated cat for one month in cats and kittens eight weeks and older and weighing 2.8 pounds or greater.
    • Revolution Plus is now the only feline combination preventative indicated to prevent flea tapeworm infections at the source, by killing vector fleas before transmission.

Simparica Trio and Simparica Chewables are popular treatments and control of infestations with Haemaphysalis longicornis (Asian longhorned tick) in dogs eight weeks of age and older weighing 2.8 pounds and greater. With the addition of the new claim, Simparica Trio has the broadest tick coverage of any preventative in its class and continues to be the leading combination parasiticide for dogs, treating 13 million dogs and counting since its 2020 launch. Simparica also received approval for the treatment and control of infestations with Haemaphysalis longicornis (Asian longhorned tick) in dogs six months of age and older weighing 2.8 pounds and greater

“Ticks pose a significant health risk to pets. Ensuring readily available and efficient tick control options is crucial to safeguarding pets’ health, ultimately enabling them to enjoy more quality time with their owners,” says Mason Reichard, PhD, Field Parasitologist at Zoetis. “Expanding the efficacy claim of Simparica Trio to include treatment and control of infestations of the Asian longhorned tick offers veterinarians a valuable resource to combat this invasive tick species and gives dog owners peace of mind.”

The FDA also approved a new label indication for Revolution Plus for the prevention of Dipylidium caninum (tapeworm) infections at the source, as a direct result of killing Ctenocephalides felis vector fleas on the treated cat for one month in cats and kittens eight weeks and older and weighing 2.8 pounds or greater. Revolution Plus is the most-prescribed parasite preventative for cats,2 and with the approval of the new claim, it is the only feline combination preventative indicated to prevent flea tapeworm infections at the source, by killing vector fleas before transmission.

These medications need to be used with caution especially in dogs with a history of seizures.Veterinary c9nversations also need ot be had with regard to pregnant and lactating pets.Becasue fleas and ticks have become a year-roundprpblem nationwide, it’s imprtant to keep up to date on prevention.

 

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