Active ingredient

Praziquantel

These 3 products sold in the Philippines list Praziquantel as an active ingredient. They are not necessarily interchangeable — concentration, the other ingredients, and the form all differ — but a reader paying three prices for three brands deserves to know they are buying the same molecule.

ProductBrandFormAmount statedWithdrawal
StrongardThunderbirdtabletNot statedNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Tape TerminatorLDIliquid50 mgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet
Vermex 4LDItablet50 mgNot published by the manufacturer — ask your veterinarian or agrivet

Same molecule does not mean same dose or same suitability. Ask a veterinarian or agrivet before substituting one for another.