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Is Safeguard as effective as Panacur for dog deworming? Doses?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Standard Schnauzer | Male | neutered | 1 year and 5 months old | 20 lbs

I need to deworm my 2 dogs I was told by a vet that panacur is a great brand to deworm but I was wondering if the safe guard dewormer works just as effectively . And if so how many treatments will I have to do

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Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 20th, 2018

Safeguard is Fenbendazole, as is Panacur. So you can use it and it will be just as effective if you make sure to give it according to the exact weight of your dog. You need to give it according to the instructions on the box. If you suspect your dogs have a lot of worms, you should worm them twice (the prescribed course) at a 2 week interval.
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