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Interceptor Heartworm Med. Does anyone have any accurate updates about when Interceptor will be coming back on the market?? |
This doesn't specify a date, but it's the latest statement from the manufacturer: Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. |
I don't know that I would ever use them again. Any company that had the initial problems this one did with a drug and still having problems getting back up to speed is a problem in so many ways for me. It just screams warnings to me. |
From what I had heard the problem was not with any of their drugs for animals but with one of their human drugs. But it was produced in the same facility so everything had to be shut down. If there would be another brand with a small pill like Interceptor I would switch. |
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The last report that they gave to my vet's office is that they have stopped trying to predict when it will be available. :rolleyes: I get the feeling that it ay never come back which would be a huge loss. If it isn't back in a few mnths Ellie may be getting liquid ivermectin. She can't have HG and I don't do tooicals for this. Very sad. BTW, Novartis makes many drugs for people andpets. It would be very difficult to avoid using their products at onetime or anither. |
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I'm so ticked about these delays :mad: I stocked up last year and thought for sure I'd have enough to see ZoE through, until it was back on the shelves...and I've only got 3 months left after her last doseage yesterday. |
Novartis apparently was having lots of problems for years and the Interceptor was the last straw. When I saw that they were mixing product despite a number of complaints and had failed to correct the situation even after their FDA warming, it browned me off them. If they can have mixups with wrong tablets in with a certain product, they could actually potentially mix up ingredients in making a product. And having incorrect counts in bottles, even in dangerous narcotics such as morphine, etc., it just seems they haven't decent quality control. I hope they can manage to find out what in the world could cause all of this but it is scary to think what can go wrong at a pharma! |
I've only got 3 months let for my Zhoie to...I do want to switch her to something else, just not sure what is the best to use at this point. I too am worried with this type of delay what may not be being divulged to the public:(. |
Thankfully Tibbe takes his Heartguard fine, though we have to break it into two pieces but changing was nerve-wracking. I hope nothing bad comes out about the company that produces it!!! |
My boys only have a 2 months supply left :( I'm going to have to change too. It should have NOT taken any where near this long to get the product back into production. What have people that did not have a supply changed to? |
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.......Chloe is on Heartguard 0-25lbs because of her weight at the time she was given the Heartguard she was 1lb 8ozs now she is 4lbs and has no problem with it. On the other hand my Sheltie can't take Heartguard and who weighs 20 lbs now takes the Interceptor for dogs 26-50lbs she was on the lower dose but because they don't have it in stock the vet put her on the next dose up. My vet said it wouldn't hurt (the Sheltie) . On the package it states for dogs 26-50lbs and for cats 6.1-12lbs....You would think this dose would be to much for a cat at the 6.1-12lbs....just seems kind of stange. |
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Jack took Trifexis last year and did fine with it and I am sure that is what he will be put on again as will Izzy. Izzy did get Interceptor last year because of her size, but I think the vet had an extremely limited supply and we were lucky to get enough to get her through the end of the year. I only give to my pups April through November/December here since it gets cold and kills of the mosquitoes in the wintertime. Please let me know why you don't like Trifexis. Thanks. |
Yes, it is the spinosad. Comfortis is newer and the safety profile is not good, imo. Would not give spinosad to my puppies unless after a long time it is proven to be safe, esp. for their livers. |
Has anyone heard of a site called: Allivet.com I haven't gone through the entire process but as far as I can tell, they have Interceptor available. I know there's a lot of counterfeit pills going around but it seems like Allivet is a legit site as far as I can tell... I've sent them a msg asking how is it that they have this in stock when the rest of the country doesn't so we'll see what they reply with. With that said.. Zoey's 5.5 lbs... but I've been giving her only half the dose for the Heartgard. Anyone have any issues with giving the full dose to their furbies in similar size? Just seems "off" that I'm giving same dose to both my 16 lbs and 5.5 lbs... |
There is not hwp that is safe to break in half as the medicine isn't evenly distributed throughout the whole pill. It is also safer to overdose (within reason) on hwp then to under dose because your Dog or cat wouldn't be fully protected. |
Magnus on the Allivet website if you go further and try to place a order for Interceptor it tells you manufacturer back order and they will email you when available. |
I just went through the process for purchase and it didn't indicate it wasn't available. Did you click on the 12 month supply? That one shows it's backordered. If you click on the 6 months supply, the process goes through all the way. I stopped at the part where I had to input my cc info. Quote:
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Thanks for the info about the dose.. I'll be sure to give her the full dose this month. |
FYI, from the Novartis website: LATEST UPDATE AS OF February 18, 2013: Production of validation batches of key products has been underway for some time at the Lincoln facility. The process began with select Animal Health and OTC products and is continuing on a line-by-line and product-by-product basis throughout the re-start and re-validation process. We’re taking the necessary time to validate the new processes for these lines to ensure control and adherence to a high standard of quality. While we continue to make progress, the re-start is taking longer than originally anticipated. Currently, the exact dates for parasiticide product availability remain unknown, but will be communicated as soon as they are available. |
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