Allergic dermatitis in cats

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Administration & dosing

Atopica for Cats is a convenient treatment that is easy to dose and administer.

Formulation

  • Atopica for Cats is aliquid cyclosporine A modified 100mg/ml
  • Available in two bottle sizes – 17ml for start-up dosing or 5ml for maintenance dosing
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Administration

  • Atopica for Cats is an oral solution
  • Dip tube dispensing system enables dose withdrawal without spills
  • Supplied with a calibrated dosing syringe
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Easy to administer:

  • In clinical trials, 98% of cats were able to be dosed1 
  • Atopica for Cats can be administered in the food or directly into the mouth
  • In studies approximately one third of cats took Atopica for Cats in their food and two thirds were dosed directly into the mouth1
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Dosing guide

  • Initial 7mg/kg (0.07ml/kg) once daily until a good response is observed
  • Then taper the dose frequency according to clinical response: every other day, then twice weekly
  • The lowest effective frequency of dosing should be used to maintain the remission of clinical signs
  • In some cases the veterinary surgeon can decide to dose every 3 to 4 days

Reference: 1. Summary Study NAH-07-0029.

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