Pyrantel in small animal medicine: 30 years on

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-184

  Kopp, Steven R ^a   Kotze, Andrew C ^b   McCarthy, James S ^a   Traub, Rebecca J ^a   Coleman, Glen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma; Cat; Dog; Hookworm; Pyrantel; Resistance

Indexed keywords

FEBANTEL; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MORANTEL; NITROSCANATE; OXANTEL; PIPERAZINE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL; PYRANTEL EMBONATE; PYRANTEL TARTRATE; SELAMECTIN;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ASCARIASIS; CAT; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FILARIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SHEEP; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TRICHURIASIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PYRANTEL;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 54449097838     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.06.021     Document Type: Review

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