Adding various medications or compounds to diets is a convenient
way to medicate lab animals, and is a viable option if stability or
activity of the compound is not compromised during manufacture or
further processing (such as irradiation). The inclusion rate of any
given medication can be adjusted to suit your needs. Contact us for
assistance in calculating inclusion rates.
Doxycycline
A range of levels of doxycycline (as doxycycline hyclate) can be
added to a standard rodent diet (or purified diet if necessary) to
induce gene expression. Some typical inclusion rates are 200
and 625 mg/kg diet, but some researchers specify a higher
level. Doxycycline containing diets are often ordered in
irradiated form. Contact us to discuss
your needs.
TD.01306
Rodent Diet (2018 + 625 doxycycline)
TD.98186
Rodent Diet (7012 + 200 doxycycline)
Fenbendazole
TD.01432 (2018S, 150 ppm fenbendazole), which contains
the anthelmintic fenbendazole for treatment of pinworms, is a stock
item. Contact customer
service regarding availability of TD.01432.
Other standard diets with Fenbendazole are available as custom
research diets. Fenbendazole can also be added to purified diets if
necessary. Contact
us to discuss your needs.
Uniprim®
Uniprim® contains trimethoprim and sulfadiazine, used to prevent
occurrences of Pneumocystis murina (formerly P. carinii) pneumonia
in immunocompromised mice and rats.
TD.06596 (Irradiated 2018, 4100 ppm Uniprim®), is a stock item.
Contact customer service
regarding availability of TD.06596.
Other standard diets with trimethoprim and sulfadiazine are
available as custom research diets. Trimethoprim and sulfadiazine
can also be added to purified diets if necessary. Specific dosing
is based on your unique requirements. Contact us to discuss
your needs.
See also
Standard Diets with Additions and
Customer Supplied Ingredients for more information about the
inclusion of other ingredients or ones that you supply to us.
For general information, please contact us at tekladinfo@harlan.com.
For technical questions, please contact us at askanutritionist@harlan.com.