Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Carbohydrate doai
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-20
2001-01-16
Peselev, Elli (Department: 1623)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Designated organic active ingredient containing
Carbohydrate doai
C424S408000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06174866
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an antiparasitic medication for domesticated animals. In particular, the invention relates to an antiparasitic medication comprising ivermectin in an easily consumable carrier, for treating a vast variety of parasites.
Mankind has coexisted with domesticated animals for eons. Often, humans live with domesticated farm animals, such as camels, cows, horses, donkeys or the like, in their households or in close proximity thereto. These animals serve a variety of functions, including milk production and providing meat.
Unfortunately, equine or bovine animals are unable to defend themselves from parasitic infection. As a result, humans must bear the responsibility of preventing or treating parasitic infiltration of these animals.
Medicinal compounds have been disclosed that attempt to alleviate the problems of parasitic infections in animals. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,224 to Linn et al. discloses avermectin compounds that act as anti-parasitic agents. Avermectin compounds are series of macrolides, each of which is substituted thereon at the 13-position with a 4-(&agr;-L-oleandrosyl)-&agr;-L-oleandrose group.
Ivermectin, a commercially available parasiticide sold under the trademarked name IVOMEC®, is well known for the treatment and control of internal and external parasites of cattle and swine.
Unfortunately, ivermectin is generally administered by injection, which frequently causes abscesses and requires a veterinarian to administer it. As a result, animals have a high traumatization rate and resist this application, sometimes violently and dangerously. There are “pour on” ivermectin compounds, which cause hair and fiber loss in the animals. Alternately, one may use an ivermectin paste, which also is disadvantageous in that it is inefficient and causes animals to resist treatment because of its taste. Consequently, there is a need for a new manner of administration so that the Ivermectin can be consumed by animals without resulting in any of the above-mentioned problems.
While the prior art compounds may be suitable for the particular purpose employed, or for general use, in terms of the combined formulations hereafter cited, they are inadequate for the purposes of the present invention as disclosed hereafter.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a antiparasitic medication for controlling and treating a wide variety of parasites in herbivorous farm animals. Accordingly, an antiparasitic medication is provided that contains an ivermectin derivative in an easily consumable carrier.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an antiparasitic medication that does not need to injected into animals. Accordingly, an antiparasitic medication is disclosed that may be provided as pellets or fine granules so that it may be easily consumed by animals.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an antiparisitic medication which is easily metabolized by the animal. Accordingly, the antiparisitic medication is embodied within an alfalfa pellet.
The invention is an antiparasitic medication for controlling and treating a wide variety of parasites in a herbivorous domesticated animal. The antiparasitic medication contains a mixture of ivermectin in a base of an alfalfa derivative. The antiparasitic medications are provided as pellets or fine granules or powders or other suitable feed application to avoid the use of injections in the animal, and to avoid stress and dangerous administration practices that could cause severe injury to both the care giver and the animal.
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, the invention may be embodied in the form described in the accompanying description. Variations are contemplated as being contemplated as being part of the present invention, limited only by the scope of the claims.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5346698 (1994-09-01), Abercrombie
patent: 5725853 (1998-03-01), Dennis et al.
Goldstein & Canino
Peselev Elli
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