New advancement in anthelmintic drugs in veterinary medicine.

Christian Epe, Ronald Kaminsky

Novartis Animal Health, Centre de Recherche Santé Animale SA, 1566St Aubin, Switzerland. christian.epe@novartis.com

Trends in parasitology 2013 Mar

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Anthelmintic treatment of nematode infections remains the mainstay of worm control in farm and companion animals. However, control is threatened by the occurrence of drug resistant nematodes. In recent years, three new anthelmintics have been introduced to the market. Here, we describe the main features including mode of action, availability, spectrum, dose, tolerability, safety, and resistance of emodepside, monepantel, and derquantel. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.