Melarsomine (melaminylthioarsenate) is an
arsenic-based
anthelmintic. In the U.S., it is marketed under the trade names ''Immiticide'' (
Merial
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health is a multinational animal health company, formed in January 2017 when Merial was acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim and merged with Boehringer Ingelheim's existing animal health assets.
Overview
In August 1997, ...
) and ''Diroban'' (
Zoetis
Zoetis Inc. (/zō-EH-tis/) is an American drug company, the world's largest producer of medicine and vaccinations for pets and livestock. The company was a subsidiary of Pfizer, the world's largest drug maker, but with Pfizer's spinoff of its ...
), and is approved by the
FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine
The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is a branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that regulates the manufacture and distribution of food, food additives, and drugs that will be given to animals. These include animals from which ...
for the treatment of adult
heartworm (''Dirofilaria immitis'') infection in
dogs
The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. Do ...
. It is not approved for treatment in cats, or dogs in late-stage infection.
References
External links
American Heartworm Society
Antiparasitic agents
Organoarsenic dithiolates
Triazines
Organosulfur compounds
Drugs with unknown mechanisms of action
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