Frontpro (previously known as Afoxolaner Merial)
afoxolaner
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Overview
Frontpro is a veterinary medicine used to treat infestations with fleas and ticks, as well as demodectic and sarcoptic mange (skin infestations caused by two different types of mites) in dogs. It may be used as part of the management of flea allergy dermatitis (an allergic reaction to flea bites).
Frontpro contains the active substance afoxolaner. This medicine is the same as NexGard, which is already authorised in the European Union (EU). The company that makes NexGard has agreed that its scientific data can be used for Frontpro (‘informed consent’).
Authorisation details
Product details | |
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Name |
Frontpro (previously known as Afoxolaner Merial)
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Agency product number |
EMEA/V/C/005126
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Active substance |
afoxolaner
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International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
afoxolaner
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Species |
Dogs
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Anatomical therapeutic chemical veterinary (ATCvet) codes |
QP53BE01
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Publication details | |
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Marketing-authorisation holder |
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
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Revision |
3
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Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
20/05/2019
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Contact address |
Product information
06/11/2020 Frontpro (previously known as Afoxolaner Merial) - EMEA/V/C/005126 - IAIN/0008
Contents
- Annex I - Summary of product characteristics
- Annex IIA - Manufacturing-authorisation holder responsible for batch release
- Annex IIB - Conditions of the marketing authorisation
- Annex IIIA - Labelling
- Annex IIIB - Package leaflet
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Ectoparasiticides for systemic use
Therapeutic indication
Treatment of flea (Ctenocephalides felis and C. canis) infestations. The product can be used as part of a treatment strategy for the control of flea allergy dermatitis (FAD).
Treatment of tick (Dermacentor reticulatus, Ixodes ricinus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus) infestations.
Treatment of demodicosis (caused by Demodex canis).
Treatment of sarcoptic mange (caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis).