Regulatory product record
CESTEX
Product identity, ingredients and source provenance from the regulatory catalogue. Linked clinical evidence has a separate review status.
Product identity
- Brand name
- CESTEX
- DIN
- 01913026
- DPD drug code
- 12869
- Regulatory category
- APPROVED_VET_DRUG
- Market status
- MARKETED
- Route(s)
- ORAL
- Pharmaceutical form(s)
- TABLET
- Ingredients
- EPSIPRANTEL (25 MG)
- Species (DPD record)
- DOGS, CATS
- Company
- ZOETIS CANADA INC (DIN owner)
Source and provenance
- Source dataset
- health_canada_dpd_marketed
- Source snapshot date
- Not available in this source
- Source record key
- 12869
- Archive fingerprint (SHA-256)
- 85cc3ce208af3aa57018c3d14d83f90220c436baef7455384b6d48d9774e1c88
Linked clinical reference
Clinical entries are linked through the active molecule. Check their species, formulation, source and review status separately from this product record.
Clinical evidence
Dose regimens0
No dose regimens recorded for this species selection.
Adverse effects200
These are counts of spontaneously reported events, not proven adverse effects, causal relationships, or incidence rates.
Bars compare report counts within each species; they do not show incidence.
More reportsFewer reportsDog
- Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm272 reports
- Vomiting67 reports
- Diarrhoea32 reports
- Death27 reports
- Depression27 reports
- Overdose21 reports
- Anorexia20 reports
- Emesis17 reports
- Convulsion15 reports
- Lack of efficacy (tapeworm)15 reports
- Lack of efficacy - NOS14 reports
- Ataxia12 reports
Cat
- Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - tapeworm71 reports
- Vomiting38 reports
- Anorexia21 reports
- Death20 reports
- Depression17 reports
- Fever14 reports
- Ataxia13 reports
- Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in 'Neurological')13 reports
- Accidental exposure9 reports
- Anaemia NOS9 reports
- Emesis9 reports
- Diarrhoea8 reports
Literature references8
References are linked to this drug. Species applicability is not recorded here, so the species filter does not narrow this list. Imported dates do not retain their original precision; confirm dates in the original citation.
- First report of apparent praziquantel resistance in Dipylidium caninum in Europe.
Study summary not available in the imported record. Open the original citation to review the study.
- Elimination of probable praziquantel-resistant Dipylidium caninum with nitroscanate in a mixed-breed dog: a case report.
Study summary not available in the imported record. Open the original citation to review the study.
- [Efficacy evaluation of epsiprantel (Cestex) against Echinococcus mutilocularis in dogs and cats].
Study summary not available in the imported record. Open the original citation to review the study.
- Developments in the treatment of gastrointestinal parasites of small animals.
Study summary not available in the imported record. Open the original citation to review the study.
- In vitro and in vivo efficacy of epsiprantel against Echinococcus granulosus.
Study summary not available in the imported record. Open the original citation to review the study.
Sources: PubMed, National Library of Medicine; openFDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration.