ANALYSIS OF ANTIHELMINTIC AGENTS FOR VETERINARY USE
The paper presents the assortment trend and marketing analysis of veterinary medicinal products for the prevention and treatment of helminthic infestations in horses registered in the Russian Federation. Anthelmintics are antiparasitic drugs for the fight against helminths. The analysis of these drugs was carried out on the example of the veterinary pharmacies "Horsevet" and "Vetlek". According to the data obtained, it was established that the Russian market has a significant range of medicinal anthelmintic drugs (41 names) used for the prevention and treatment of helminth infections in horses. The domestic manufacturer occupies a leading position among the presented range of products - 34.1±1.87 %. On the market of veterinary drugs, there are imported anthelmintic drugs represented by such manufacturing countries as Belarus, Argentina, Brazil, Holland, Spain, Canada, etc. In the study of drugs by the number of pharmacologically active substances, it was found that monocomponent drugs account for 63.4±0.38 %, and multicomponent drugs - 36.6±0.85 %. The most common are soft dosage forms - 63.4±3.78 % (26 trade names in the form of flavored pastes and gels), which makes it easier to give the drug. Anthelmintic drugs in most cases are potent drugs, so most of them have a number of contraindications for use (85.4±4.95 %). 14.6±0.95 % of drugs have no contraindications. The use of all registered anthelmintic drugs for horses at the recommended doses does not cause changes in vital functions in the animal body.