You can see from the results that the most effective treatment was
a combination of ivermectin and the antibiotic, doxycycline.
As we discussed in «Update on Doxycycline and Heartworm Disease» (Whole Dog Journal August 2009),
a combination of ivermectin (the active ingredient in Heartgard) and doxycycline (an antibiotic), weakens and sterilizes adult heartworms, eventually killing them.
Not exact matches
At the start
of the trial, in July, the population
of all villages received one dose
of ivermectin and another drug, albendazole; this standard
combination is given twice yearly around Burkina Faso to control elephantiasis and soil - transmitted worms.
Continuous monthly administration
of prophylactic doses
of ivermectin, alone or in
combination with pyrantel pamoate, is also highly effective against late precardiac larvae and young (< 7 mo postinfection) quasi-adult HW.
General Description:
Ivermectin + pyrantel pamoate + praziquantel is a
combination of 3 anti-parasitic drugs used monthly in dogs to prevent heartworm infection and for the treatment and control
of tapeworms, roundworms and hookworms.
General Description:
Ivermectin + pyrantel pamoate is a
combination of 2 anti-parasitic drugs used monthly in dogs and cats to prevent heartworm infection and for the treatment and control
of...
General Description:
Ivermectin + pyrantel pamoate is a
combination of 2 anti-parasitic drugs used monthly in dogs and cats to prevent heartworm infection and for the treatment and control
of roundworms and hookworms.
The
combination of doxy and
ivermectin helps «hold the line» and prevent additional infestation.
The
combination of spinosad and high doses
of ivermectin will increase the likelihood
of ivermectin neurologic side effects.
Although still not ideal, alternative protocols, such as those that use
combinations of doxycycline and
ivermectin - based products are a safer option when adulticidal therapy with melarsomine is not possible.