Atopica

Atopica is an oral soft capsule for the treatment of skin allergies in dogs. Signs of skin allergies are scratching, licking, gnawing, chewing, skin infections, hair loss, terrible odor and sleepless nights. Atopica specifically targets the immune cells involved in the allergic reaction and provides the following benefits:

• Allows you to control your dog's problem without steroids
• Proven effective in the majority of problem dogs
• Significantly reduces itching and skin lesions
• Safe to use over long periods without serious side effects associated with steroids
• Administer just one dose a day to keep your dog in a control zone of comfort

Atopica (cyclosporine modified) is an immunosuppressant available by prescription. Atopica is FDA approved for use in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs at least 6 months of age and at least 4.5 pounds. Cyclosporine is not FDA approved for veterinary use in cats. However, it is a commonly accepted practice for veterinarians to use this medication in cats. Atopica is available as 10mg, 25mg, 50mg and 100mg blister packs, each containing 15 capsules. The usual dose of Atopica in dogs is 2.5mg/pound and for cats the usual dose is 2.3-3.1mg/pound. The medication is usually given once a day to start until satisfactory improvement is seen, usually 4 to 8 weeks. The medication can then be given every other day until the clinical signs of atopic dermatitis are satisfactorily controlled, then the medication can be given every 3 or 4 days.

Source: 1800PetMeds