Complete Up To Date Information about Quest Plus Gel.
NADA Number: 141-216 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Quest® Plus Gel |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Fort Dodge Animal Health, Division of Wyeth |
| Sponsor Address |
800 Fifth Street NW Fort Dodge, IA 50501 USA |
| Ingredients |
Moxidectin Praziquantel |
| Species |
Horse, six months and older not for food |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Gel |
| Drug Form |
Gel |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Patent Number |
4916154 6893652 |
| Exclusivity |
Exclusivity is granted based on a supplemental approval showing efficiacy in the treatment and control of two additional species of small strongyles (Cylicocyclus radiatus and Petrovinema poculatus.) Granted for the use of the product Quest ? Plus Gel, containing 20 milligrams moxidectin and 125 milligrams praziquantel per milliliter , for the treatment and control of the certain gastrointestinal parasites in horses and ponies. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.1453 Moxidectin and praziquantel gel. Specifications: Each milliliter of gel contains 20 milligrams (2.0 percent) moxidectin and 125 milligrams (12.5 percent) praziquantel. Special considerations. See Section 500.25. Conditions of use: Horses and ponies Amount: Administer by mouth as a single dose: 0.4 milligram moxidectin per kilogram and 2.5 milligrams praziquantel per kilogram (2.2 pounds) body weight. Indications: For the treatment and control of large strongyles: Strongylus vulgaris (adults and L4/L5 arterial stages), S. edentatus (adult and tissue stages), Triodontophorus brevicauda (adults), and T. serratus (adults); small strongyles (adults): (Cyathostomum species, including C. catinatum and C. pateratum; Cylicocyclus species, including C. insigne, C. leptostomum, C. nassatus and Cylicocyclus radiatus; Cylicostephanus species, including C. calicatus, C. goldi, C. longibursatus, and C. minutus; Coronocyclus species, including C. coronatus, C. labiatus, and C. labratus; Gyalocephalus capitatus; and Petrovinema poculatus; small strongyles: undifferentiated luminal larvae; encysted cyathostomes (late L3 and L4 mucosal cyathostome larvae); ascarids: Parascaris equorum (adults and L4 larval stages); pinworms: Oxyuris equi (adults and L4 larval stages); hairworms: Trichostrongylus axei (adults); large-mouth stomach worms: Habronema muscae (adults); horse stomach bots: Gasterophilus intestinalis (2nd and 3rd instars) and G. nasalis (3rd instars); and tapeworms: Anoplocephala perfoliata (adults). One dose also suppresses strongyle egg production for 84 days. Limitations: For oral use in horses and ponies 6 months of age and older. Not for use in horses and ponies intended for food. |
| Tolerances |
The tolerance for parent moxidectin (the marker residue) in edible tissues of cattle is 200 parts per billion (ppb) in liver (the target tissue) and 50 ppb in muscle. The tolerance for parent moxidectin is 40 ppb in milk. |