CAPSTAR® Q&A
2. Can I use CAPSTAR with other flea products?
4. How soon will CAPSTAR start to work?
5. How often can I use CAPSTAR?
7. Can I use CAPSTAR in puppies or kittens?
CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) is only available through your veterinarian. If you are unable to find a veterinary practice in your area that is currently dispensing CAPSTAR, please call our Customer Service at 1-800-332-2761 and Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. will be happy to help you locate one.
2. Can I use CAPSTAR with other products?
Yes. CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) Tablets may be used together with other products including shampoos and other flea products, as well as with heartworm preventives, corticosteroids, antibiotics, vaccines, deworming medications.
Yes, CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) is safe for puppies and kittens 4 weeks and older, weighing 2 pounds or more as well as for pregnant or nursing dogs and cats.
4. How soon will CAPSTAR start to work?
CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) starts working in just 30 minutes.
5. How often can I use CAPSTAR?
A single dose of CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) should kill the adult fleas on your pet. If your pet gets reinfested with fleas, you can safely give another dose as often as once per day.
It is important to treat all infested pets in the household. Fleas can reproduce on untreated pets and allow infestations to persist.
7. Can I use CAPSTAR in puppies or kittens?
Yes. Laboratory and clinical studies showed that CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) Tablets are safe for use in puppies and kittens 4 weeks of age and older, and 2 pounds of body weight or greater.
