Pfizer Animal Health Introduces Equell, a New Ivermectin from a Familiar Friend.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2002 Pfizer Animal Health has announced the addition of a new ivermectin ivermectin an avermectin with broad activity against many helminths and arthropods. A broad-spectrum anthelmintic, acaricide and insecticide, used orally, subcutaneously and as a pour-on. dewormer to its extensive line of equine equine Any member of the ungulate family Equidae, which includes the modern horses, zebras, and asses, all in the genus Equus, as well as more than 60 species known only from fossils. Equines descended from the dawn horse (see Eohippus). products. Equell(TM) will provide a strong complement to both Pfizer's daily and traditional deworming programs. Deworming pastes have been applied using single-dose syringes for many years, but it took Pfizer, the leader in animal health innovation, to offer special features that make the administration of deworming pastes even better and more accurate. "We're excited to be able to introduce Equell," said Dan Kramer, Equine Market Manager for Pfizer. "Ivermectin is an important part of any equine deworming program, but not all ivermectins are created like Equell. New Equell offers you more than just an effective, broad-spectrum dewormer backed by innovation from the most trusted name in health care. It will work with any rotational purge To eliminate or delete. program, or it can serve as the needed twice-yearly complement to our daily Strongid(R) C and Strongid(R) C 2X(TM) programs." Equell's features set it apart as distinct from other ivermectins currently available to horse owners. The paste comes in a unique, ergonomically designed tube with a curved finger grip and a plunger made for better handling. The tube's shorter body also makes it easy to use and the large wings on the package's cap are simple to remove with one hand. Equell also offers greater flexibility for a broader range of horses as it is packaged to treat up to 1,320 pounds in a single dose. "Equell has all of the strength and power of ivermectin, including its broad spectrum of parasite parasite, plant or animal that at some stage of its existence obtains its nourishment from another living organism called the host. Parasites may or may not harm the host, but they never benefit it. control," adds Dr. Robert Dressler, Pfizer's Equine Veterinary Operations Manager See datacenter manager. . "It's effective against large strongyles, small strongyles, ascarids, pinworms, hairworms, lungworms, intestinal in·tes·ti·nal adj. Of, relating to, or constituting the intestine. intestinal pertaining to the intestine. intestinal accident threadworms, neck threadworms and bots bots maggots of flies which infest animals, especially horses and sheep. The term bot is also loosely used to include the invasive maggots such as those of Cuterebra and Wohlfahrtia spp. horse bots see gasterophilus. . Horse owners will find that Equell's smooth, palatable pal·at·a·ble adj. 1. Acceptable to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten. 2. Acceptable or agreeable to the mind or sensibilities: a palatable solution to the problem. formula is easily administered, and they can be confident that they've given the correct dose for safe and effective parasite control." For more information on Pfizer's complete line of equine products, visit www.pfizer.com/equine. Pfizer Inc discovers, develops, manufactures and markets leading prescription medicines, for humans and animals, and many of the world's best known consumer products. Pictures for use with this release are available for download at www.equineresources.com in the News Release section. |
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