Albon is categorized as which type of medication?

• A. Antiviral
• B. Anthelmintic (dewormer)
• C. Antibiotic
• D. Vaccine

Answer: (B)

Albon is a sulfonamide antibiotic. Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria (and, in some cases, related protozoa) by interfering with their ability to grow and reproduce. Albon’s active ingredient, sulfadimethoxine, blocks a bacterial enzyme involved in folic acid synthesis, which bacteria need to make DNA and multiply. In veterinary use, it’s prescribed to treat certain bacterial infections and can be used for coccidial (protozoal) infections as well, but it is not effective against viruses, it isn’t a vaccine, and it doesn’t target parasitic worms. That’s why the medication is categorized as an antibiotic.