Equine Anthelmintics

Question 1

Name the 5 main classes of Equine anthelmintics

Answer 1

Macrocyclic lactones
Benzimidazoles
Pyrimidines
Heterocyclics
Pyrazinoisoquinolines

Question 2

Ivermectin and Moxidectin belong to which class of equine anthelmintics?

Answer 2

Macrocyclic lactones

Question 3

Name 3 Benzimidazoles

Answer 3

Fenbendazole
Oxfendazole
Mebendazole

Question 4

Pyrantel pamoate and pyrantal tartrate are of which class of anthelmintics?

Answer 4

Pyrimidines

Question 5

Which equine anthelmintic is a heterocyclic?

Answer 5

Piperazine

Question 6

What class of antihelmintics is effective against tapeworms? Name the associated anthelmintic and its mode of action.

Answer 6

Pyrazinoisoquinolines. Praziquantal, which has increased calcium permeability.

Question 7

Which classes of anthelmintics are effective against bots and larvae?

Answer 7

Macrocyclic lactones and Benzimidazoles

Question 8

What class of anthelmintic affects glutamate-gated chloride channels?

Answer 8

Macrocyclic lactones

Question 9

Which anthelmintics have a cholinergic effect on parasite ganglia?

Answer 9

Pyrimidines

Question 10

Beta-tubulin binding and inhibition of microtubulin formation is the mode of action of which class of anthelmintic?

Answer 10

Benzimidazoles

Question 11

Neuromuscular hyperpolarization is the mode of action of which class of anthelmintic?

Answer 11

Heterocyclics