DULUTH, Ga., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the newest innovation from the trusted NexGard® Brand of Products — NexGard® PLUS (afoxolaner, moxidectin and pyrantel chewable tablets) — a monthly beef-flavored soft chew that protects dogs from fleas, ticks, heartworm disease, roundworms and hookworms. By combining internal and external parasite protection in a tasty, beef-flavored soft chew, NexGard® PLUS helps make monthly compliance easy and enjoyable for pets and pet owners.
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada has received approval from Health Canada to expand the label claim of NexGard (afoxolaner) and NexGard Spectra (afoxolaner and milbemycin oxime) to include an indication for the reduction of B. burgdorferi infections as a direct result of killing adult I. scapularis vector ticks. B. burgdorferi is the infectious agent which causes Lyme disease in dogs.