Parasiticidal oral veterinary compositions comprising systemically-acting active agents, methods and uses thereof

US9233100B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MERIAL INC. · US

Inventors

• Mark David Soll · Alpharetta, US
• Diane Marie Larsen · Carlsbad, US
• Susan Mancini Cady · Madison, US
• Peter Cheifetz · Plainsboro, US
• Izabela Galeska · Newtown, US
• Saijun Gong · Bound Brook, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 31, 2013
• Grant date: Jan 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07D261/04
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to oral veterinary compositions for combating ectoparasites and endoparasites in animals, comprising at least one systemically-acting active agent in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. This invention also provides for improved methods for eradicating, controlling, and preventing parasite infections and infestations in an animal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the animal in need thereof.