Single Dose Oral Formulations and Methods for Treatment of Cats with Ectoparasiticidal Spinosad
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorsKari Lynette Riggs, Daniel Earl Snyder, Michelle Leigh Totten
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Abstract
This invention provides a single-dose oral formulation of spinosad for the extended control of a C. felis infestation on a cat at a predictable dose of spinosad that is suitable for administration once every 30 days (i.e., one month). The invention also provides methods of using the formulation of spinosad.
Claims29
A single-dose oral formulation for controlling a C. felis infestation on a cat comprising an ectoparasiticidal amount of spinosad, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, colloidal silicon (anhydrous), croscarmellose sodium, and magnesium stearate, and optionally an artificial flavor, wherein the formulation is suitable for oral administration once every 30 days at a dose of at least about 50 mg of spinosad per kg of body weight of the cat.
A method of controlling a C. felis infestation on a cat, the method comprising orally administering a single-dose oral formulation comprising an ectoparasiticidal amount of spinosad, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, colloidal silicon (anhydrous), croscarmellose sodium, and magnesium stearate, and optionally an artificial flavor, wherein the formulation is suitable for oral administration once every 30 days at a dose of at least about 50 mg of spinosad per kg of body weight of the cat.
A single-dose oral tablet for controlling a C. felis infestation on a cat comprising spinosad, microcrystalline cellulose, artificial beef flavor, hydroxypropylcellulose, colloidal silicon (anhydrous), croscarmellose sodium, and magnesium stearate, wherein the spinosad is present in an amount of at least about 90 mg, and wherein the tablet is suitable for oral administration once every 30 days.
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