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Table 1 Results of flea infestations at 4 h post-treatment and 4 h after weekly infestations in Study 1

From: Assessment of the speed of flea kill of lotilaner (Credelio™) throughout the month following oral administration to dogs

 

Day of infestation and flea count

0

7

14

21

28

35

Control

Arithmetic mean ± SD

60.9 ± 12.5

76.0 ± 9.8

78.6 ± 13.1

71.0 ± 6.4

67.3 ± 5.6

73.1 ± 12.3

 

Geometric mean

59.9

75.4

77.7

70.8

67.1

72.3

Lotilaner

Arithmetic mean ± SD

26.4 ± 33.8

0.1 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

1.0 ± 1.3

0.8 ± 1.2

2.1 ± 1.7

 

Efficacy (%)

56.7

99.8

100.0

98.6

98.9

97.1

 

Geometric mean

6.1

0.1

0.0

0.7

0.5

1.6

 

Efficacy (%)

89.9

99.9

100

99.0

99.3

97.8

Comparison

t (5) = 3.4, P = 0.0194

t (5) = 55.0, P < 0.0001

t (5) = 91.5, P < 0.0001

t (5) = 21.8, P < 0.0001

t (5) = 18.5, P < 0.0001

t (5) = 14.9, P < 0.0001

  1. Abbreviation: SD standard deviation