Using new combination drug to protect against parasites
Casey Locklear, DVM, discussed the combination drug’s efficacy and administration of the therapy, during an interview with dvm360.
Lotilaner, moxidectin, praziquantel, and pyrantel chewable tablets (Credelio Quattro: Elanco Animal Health) provides protection against 6 parasites including multiple worm species as well as fleas and ticks.The new combination drug was recently showcased by Elanco at the Veterinary Meeting & Expo in Orlando, Florida; and the WVC Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an interview with dvm360, Casey Locklear, DVM, US medical strategic lead for Elanco Animal Health and a practicing veterinarian in Texas, discussed the efficacy and administration of this therapy.
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The following is a transcript of the video:
Casey Locklear, DVM: Credelio Quattro provides the broadest parasite protection available in an isoxazoline insecticide. So what does that mean? It is the first and only parasiticide of its kind that protects dogs against 6 different types of parasites. So those parasites are heartworm disease, fleas, ticks, hookworms, roundworms, and it is the first and only isoxazoline insecticide to cover tapeworms. That's something that we here are at Elanco are very excited about, to be able to provide veterinarians an all-in-one product to cover tapeworms—really bringing their patients a new level of medical care.
[Credelio Quattro] is proven to be 100% effective against heartworm disease. It also is efficacious against fleas, ticks, round worms, hookworms, and also has 100% efficacy against tapeworms. And one of the really interesting things about Credelio Quattro is that it has the same dose of lotilaner as was found in the original product Credelio. Now you all will remember that lotilaner is an isoxazoline targeting fleas and ticks.
So, Credelio Quattro is labeled to be administered on a monthly basis. And we want to really emphasize the fact that agencies like the American Heartworm Society and Companion Animal Parasite Council encourage these pets to be on heartworm disease prevention year round. So Credelio Quattro should be given once a month, year-round, and we've made that easier by making it available in a meat allergen-free, beef-flavored, highly palatable chewable tablet.
