SENTINEL SPECTRUM Chews should be administered orally, once every month, at the minimum dosage of 0.23 mg/lb (0.5 mg/kg) milbemycin oxime, 4.55 mg/lb (10 mg/kg) lufenuron, and 2.28 mg/lb (5 mg/kg) praziquantel. SENTINEL SPECTRUM Chews are indicated for the prevention of heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis for the prevention and control of flea populations (Ctenocephalides felis) and for the treatment and control of adult roundworm (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina), adult hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum), adult whipworm (Trichuris vulpis), and adult tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum, Taenia pisiformis, Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus) infections in dogs and puppies two pounds of body weight or greater and six weeks of age and older. Praziquantel is an isoquinolone anthelmintic with the chemical name 2-(Cyclohexylcarbonyl)-1,2,3,6,7,-11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazinoisoquinolin-4-one. Benzoylphenylurea compounds, including lufenuron, are classified as insect development inhibitors (IDIs). Lufenuron is a benzoylphenylurea derivative with the following chemical composition: N-2,6-difluorobenzamide (C 17H 8Cl 2F 8N 2O 3, MW 511.15). Milbemycin oxime is classified as a macrocyclic anthelmintic. Milbemycin oxime consists of the oxime derivatives of 5-didehydromilbemycins in the ratio of approximately 80% A 4 (C 32H 45NO 7, MW 555.71) and 20% A 3 (C 31H 43NO 7, MW 541.68). Each chewable flavored tablet is formulated to provide a minimum of 0.23 mg/pound (0.5 mg/kg) of milbemycin oxime, 4.55 mg/pound (10 mg/kg) of lufenuron, and 2.28 mg/pound (5 mg/kg) of praziquantel. SENTINEL ® SPECTRUM ® Chews are available in four strengths in color-coded packages for oral administration to dogs and puppies according to their weight. praziquantel) Sentinel Spectrum Chews Cautionįederal (USA) law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

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