Systemic treatment of blood-sucking and blood-consuming parasites by oral administration of a parasiticidal agent
View Patent ↗Pharmaceutically acceptable single parasiticidal agent compositions of imidacloprid for oral delivery to mammals to systemically control targeted blood-sucking or blood-consuming parasites, such as fleas, ticks and certain species of helminthes and scabies.
1. A method for treating an infestation of fleas on a cat or dog the method comprising
orally administering to the cat or dog
once per infestation
a single dose
of a parasiticidal composition that is a solid dosage form and
comprises imidacloprid,
wherein the dose contains from 0.25 mg to 10 mg of imidacloprid per kg of body weight of the cat or dog and
imidacloprid is the only compound present in the parasiticidal composition effective against fleas, and
wherein the infestation is eliminated within 24 hours.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dose contains from 0.5 mg to 6 mg of imidacloprid per kg of body weight of the cat or dog.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dosage form is a chewable.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dosage form is a pill, tablet or capsule.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fleas are adult fleas.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fleas are larvae or flea eggs.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the oral administering is to a dog.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parasiticidal composition further comprises a flavoring.
9. The method of claim 3 , wherein the parasiticidal composition further comprises a flavoring.
10. A method for treating an infestation of ticks on a cat or dog, the method comprising orally administering to the cat or dog once per infestation a single dose of a parasiticidal composition that is a solid dosage form and comprises imidacloprid, wherein the dose contains from 15 mg to 30 mg of imidacloprid per kg of body weight of the cat or dog and imidacloprid is the only compound present in the parasiticidal composition effective against ticks, and wherein the infestation is eliminated within 72 hours.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the dose contains from 22 mg to 30 mg of indacloprid per kg of body weight of the cat or dog.
12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the dosage form is a chewable.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the dosage form is a pill, tablet or capsule.
14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the ticks are adult ticks or tick nymphs.
15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the ticks are tick larvae or tick eggs.
16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the oral administering is to a dog.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the parasiticidal composition further comprises a flavoring.
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the parasiticidal composition further comprises a flavoring.
19. The method of claim 10 , wherein the infestation is eliminated within 24 hours.
20. The method of claim 2 , wherein the solid dosage form is a soft chewable treat, and where the oral administering is to a dog, and wherein the composition comprises a flavoring.