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Program
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Program uses
- Information for dosing dogs
- Introduction
- Warnings
- Administration
- Description
- Indications
- Precautions
- Flea infestations on dogs
- Dosage
- Once a month
- Adverse reactions
- How supplied
- Storage conditions
- Flea management sysytem
- Warnings
- Directions
- Step 1: prevention and control
- Step 2: kill adult fleas
- Dosage
- Adverse reactions
- Other information
- Flea infestations on dogs
- Storage conditions
- Information for dosing cats
- Introduction
- Warnings
- Administration
- Description
- Indications
- Precautions
- Flea infestations on cats
- Dosage
- Once a month
- Adverse reactions
- How supplied
- Storage conditions
- Flea management sysytem
- Warnings
- Directions
- Step 1: prevention and control
- Step 2: kill adult fleas
- Dosage
- Adverse reactions
- Other information
- Flea infestations on cats
- Storage conditions
PROGRAM® (LUFENURON) Flavor Tabs®
Information for Dosing Dogs
The flavored once-a-month tablet that prevents and controls flea populations in dogs.
Introduction
Novartis Animal Health encourages you to take the time to read this package insert, which describes the use of PROGRAM® (lufenuron) Flavor Tabs® as a convenient monthly flea control treatment. Controlling flea infestations is very important to the health of your pet.
Warnings
Not for human use. Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children.
Administration
| TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ABSORPTION, ALWAYS ADMINISTER Program FLAVOR TABS TO DOGS IMMEDIATELY AFTER OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NORMAL MEAL. |
Be certain the dog consumes the entire tablet or tablets. As an alternative to direct dosing, tablets may be offered in food. Watch the dog closely following dosing to be sure the entire dose has been consumed. If it is not entirely consumed, redose once with the full recommended dose as soon as possible.
Treatment with Program Flavor Tabs may begin at any time of year. In geographic areas where flea infestations are seasonal, the treatment schedule should begin several weeks prior to the expected onset of infestations. Treatments should continue until the end of “flea season.” If there is risk of exposure to fleas year-round, then treatment should continue the entire year without interruption. Ask your veterinarian for details concerning your geographic area and the most effective treatment schedule for your pet.
Description
The active ingredient of Program Flavor Tabs is Program, a benzoylphenyl-urea derivative classified as an insect development inhibitor (IDI).
As an insect development inhibitor, Program Flavor Tabs do not kill adult fleas but effectively and safely control flea populations on your pet by breaking the flea’s life cycle at the egg stage.
Indications
Program Flavor Tabs are labeled for use in dogs and puppies, four weeks of age and older, for the prevention and control of flea populations.
Program controls flea populations by preventing the development of flea eggs and does not kill adult fleas. You may also need to use a product that kills adult fleas.
Program Flavor Tabs may be used along with CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) Tablets to provide a Flea Management System that kills adult fleas and prevents flea eggs from hatching. Please see the Supplemental Package Insert provided with this product for information about using the two products together.
Without concurrent use of an adulticide, adequate flea control may not be achieved in dogs that have repeated exposure to flea infested animals or environments.
Precautions
Program Flavor Tabs have no effect on adult fleas but act to immediately break the flea life cycle by preventing eggs from developing into adults. However, pre-existing immature fleas in the dog’s environment may continue to develop and emerge as adults after treatment with Program Flavor Tabs has begun. Based on results of clinical studies, this emergence generally occurs during the first 30-60 days. Therefore, if you pet already has a flea infestation before starting Program Flavor Tabs, noticeable results may not be observed until several weeks after dosing. In cooler climates, immature fleas may take longer to complete the life cycle and emerge as adults.
To speed control, products that kill adult fleas, like CAPSTAR Tablets may be used temporarily with Program Flavor Tabs, depending on the severity of the infestation. Your veterinarian can recommend the most effective treatment plan for your pet.
To ensure that your pet gets the greatest benefit from Program Flavor Tabs, you must administer the tablet or tablets once a month in conjunction with a normal meal. If you miss the 30-day interval, give Program Flavor Tabs immediately and resume your monthly dosing schedule. It is important to treat all dogs in the household. Fleas can reproduce on untreated pets and allow infestations to persist. All cats in the household should be treated with an approved product like Program.
The active ingredient in Program Flavor Tabs is excreted in high concentrations in the milk, however, no resulting adverse effects have been recognized.
Flea Infestations on Dogs
Although other flea species my be found on dogs, the cat flea (Ctenoceph a lides felis) is the predominant flea associated with infestations on dogs in the United States. In addition to the common nuisance irritations associated with infestations, fleas can be responsible for medical problems in your pet such as flea allergy dermatitis (FAD), a skin reaction to flea bites. Fleas also transmit other parasites, including tapeworms. Controlling flea infestations is important to your pet’s health while also reducing the major and minor annoyances associated with these parasites.
The following diagram illustrates the flea’s life cycle and where Program Flavor Tabs acts to break this cycle.
Fleas can be a problem because they reproduce so rapidly. A single female flea may produce up to 2,000 eggs over her lifetime. Eggs hatch and can develop into adults within only three weeks. Adult female fleas feed by ingesting blood from your dog and subsequently lay eggs that drop off your dog’s coat. Within days, larvae hatch from the eggs and live undetected in your dog’s surroundings, such as the carpet, bedding and other unprotected areas. Flea larvae spin a cocoon, and when appropriately stimulated, a young adult flea emerges and jumps onto your dog to continue the life cycle.
After biting a Program Flavor Tabs treated dog, the female flea ingests Program which is deposited in her eggs. Program prevents these flea eggs from developing into mature adults. This safe and convenient approach to flea control effectively breaks the flea’s life cycle and controls flea populations.
Dosage
Program Flavor Tabs are given orally, once a month at the recommended minimum dosage of 4.5 mg Program per pound (10 mg/kg) of body weight.
| Body Weight | Dose | Program Per Tablet |
| Up to 10 lbs. | One tablet | 45.0 mg |
| 11 to 20 lbs. | One tablet | 90.0 mg |
| 21 to 45 lbs. | One tablet | 204.9 mg |
| 46 to 90 lbs. | One tablet | 409.8 mg |
Dogs over 90 lbs. should receive the appropriate combination of tablets.
*Please see supplemental insert in this package for concurrent dosing of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets.
Once a Month
Program Flavor Tabs will safely and effectively control flea infestations only if administered in conjunction with a normal meal on a monthly dosing schedule. To help you remember the monthly dosing, use the enclosed reminder stickers on the appropriate dates on your calendar.
Adverse Reactions
The following adverse reactions have been reported in dogs after giving Program Flavor Tabs: vomiting, depression/lethargy, pruritus (itchy, scratchy skin), urticaria (wheals, hives), diarrhea, anorexia (loss of appetite), and skin congestion (red skin).
How Supplied
Program Flavor Tabs are available in four tablet sizes, formulated according to the weight of the dog. Each tablet size is available in color-coded packages of six tablets each.
Storage Conditions
Program Flavor Tabs should be stored at room temperature between 59º and 77ºF (15-25ºC).
Questions? Comments?
Please call 1-800-332-2761
Visit our website at www.petwellness.com
Manufactured for:
Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
Greensboro, NC 27408
Program, CAPSTAR, and Flavor Tabs are registered trademarks of Novartis AG.
NADA # 141-035, Approved by FDA
©2008 Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
NAH/PRO-FT/PI/3
2003201
01/08
FLEA MANAGEMENT SYSYTEM
Supplemental Product Information
Information for Dosing Dogs
This insert describes the concurrent use of PROGRAM® (lufenuron) Flavor Tabs® and CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) Tablets for the management of fleas on dogs and puppies. Please read the insert contained in each package for complete information on the individual products prior to dosing.
Warnings
Not for human use. Keep this and all drugs out of reach of children.
Directions
In dogs and puppies the concurrent use of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets is indicated to kill adult fleas and prevent eggs from hatching. The effects of Program Flavor Tabs, which prevent and control flea populations, and CAPSTAR Tablets, which treat flea infestations, are combined to provide a FLEA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
Step 1: Prevention and Control
Give Program Flavor Tabs once per month to prevent and control flea populations. Program Flavor Tabs contain Program. Program controls flea populations by preventing the development of flea eggs and does not kill adult fleas. If a dog currently has a flea infestation, more rapid relief can be accomplished by adding CAPSTAR Tablets to the treatment as follows.
Step 2: Kill Adult Fleas
If your pet currently has a flea infestation, use CAPSTAR Tablets to kill adult fleas. CAPSTAR Tablets contain nitenpyram and are effective for the treatment of flea infestations. Nitenpyram starts killing adult fleas within 30 minutes of administration.
- Administer CAPSTAR Tablets once per week until adult fleas are no longer observed.
- For a severe flea infestation, administer CAPSTAR Tablets twice per week until adult fleas are no longer observed.
- Additional CAPSTAR Tablets may be administered as needed to kill the occasional adult flea picked up from infested environments.
- It is important to treat all cats and dogs in the household. Fleas can reproduce on untreated pets and allow infestations to persist.
Dosage
The combination of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets should be administered according to the following schedule. Weigh the dog prior to administration to ensure proper dosage. Do not administer to dogs under 2 pounds.
| Body Weight | Dose | CAPSTAR once or twice weekly* (Nitenpyram per tablet) | Program Flavor Tabs once per month (Lufenuron per tablet) |
| 2 to 10 lbs. | One Tablet | 11.4 mg | 45.0 mg |
| 11 to 20 lbs. | One Tablet | 11.4 mg | 90.0 mg |
| 21 to 25 lbs. | One Tablet | 11.4 mg | 204.9 mg |
| 26 to 45 lbs. | One Tablet | 57.0 mg | 204.9 mg |
| 46 to 90 lbs. | One Tablet | 57.0 mg | 409.8 mg |
| 91 to 125 lbs. | One Tablet | 57.0 mg | ** |
*If adult fleas are seen
** Dogs over 90 lbs. are provided the appropriate combination of Program Flavor Tabs.
Adverse Reactions
The following adverse reactions have been reported in dogs after giving Program Flavor Tabs: vomiting, depression/lethargy, pruritus (itch, scratchy skin), urticaria (wheals, hives), diarrhea, anorexia (loss of appetite), and skin congestion (red skin).
Other Information
The safety of the concurrent use of Program, the active ingredient in Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets has not been evaluated in puppies less than 11 weeks old.
Flea Infestations on Dogs
In addition to the common nuisance irritations associated with infestations, fleas can be responsible for skin conditions in the dog such as flea allergy dermatitis. Fleas also transmit other parasites, including tapeworms. The control of flea infestations is important to the pet’s health and reduces the problems associated with these parasites.
Program Flavor Tabs break the flea life cycle by inhibiting egg development. CAPSTAR Tablets kill adult fleas on the dog. The concurrent use of these two products provides an effective flea management system.
The following diagram illustrates the flea’s life cycle and where the combination of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets work:
A single female flea may produce up to 2,000 eggs over her lifetime. Eggs hatch and can develop into adults within only three weeks. Adult female fleas feed by ingesting blood from the pet and subsequently lay eggs, which drop off the pet’s coat. Within days, larvae hatch from the eggs and live undetected in the pet’s surroundings, such as the carpet and bedding. Flea larvae spin a cocoon, and when, appropriately stimulated, a young adult flea emerges and jumps onto the pet to continue the life cycle.
After reading this insert, if you have any questions about the concurrent use of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets in your dogs, please call Novartis Animal Health Veterinary Product Support at 1-800-332-2761.
Storage Conditions
Store Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets as described on the individual product inserts.
Questions? Comments?
Please call 1-800-332-2761
Visit our website at www.petwellnesss.com
Manufactured for:
Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
Greensboro, NC 27408
NADA# 141-205, Approved by FDA
U.S. Patent # 5,750,548
©2008 Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
Program, CAPSTAR, and Flavor Tabs are registered trademarks of Novartis AG.
NAH/PFT-FMS/PI/2
2003201
01/08
Information for Dosing Cats
The once-a-month flavored tablet that controls flea populations on cats.
Introduction
Novartis Animal Health encourages you to take the time to read this package insert which describes the use of PROGRAM® (lufenuron) Flavor Tabs® as a convenient monthly flea control treatment. Controlling flea infestations is very important to the health of your cat. After reading this insert, if you have any questions about Program Flavor Tabs, flea control, or medical problems associated with flea infestations, consult your veterinarian, who is your pet’s health care expert.
Warnings
Not for human use. Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children.
Administration
| TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ABSORPTION, ALWAYS ADMINISTER Program FLAVOR TABS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NORMAL MEAL. |
Be certain the cat consumes the entire tablet or tablets. The tablets can be broken prior to direct dosing for ease of administration to small cats and kittens. As an alternative to direct dosing, tablets can be broken and mixed into wet food. In multiple cat households, each cat should be treated separately to achieve adequate dosing. Watch the cat closely following dosing to be sure the entire dose has been consumed. If it is not entirely consumed, redose once with the full recommended dose as soon as possible.
Treatment with Program Flavor Tabs may begin at any time of year. Treatment should continue until the end of “flea season.” If there is risk of exposure to fleas year-round, then treatment should continue the entire year without interruption. Ask your veterinarian for details concerning your geographic area and the most effective treatment schedule for your cat.
Description
Program Flavor Tabs are available in two sizes of tablets for oral administration to cats and kittens according to their weight. The active ingredient of Program Flavor Tabs is Program, a benzoylphenyl-urea derivative classified as an insect development inhibitor (IDI).
As an insect development inhibitor, Program Flavor Tabs do not kill adult fleas, but effectively and safely control flea populations on your cat by breaking the flea’s life cycle at the egg stage.
Indications
Program Flavor Tabs are indicated for use in cats and kittens, four weeks of age and older, for the control of flea populations.
Program controls flea populations by preventing the development of flea eggs and does not kill adult fleas. You may also need to use a product that kills adult fleas.
Program Flavor Tabs may be used along with CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) Tablets to provide a Flea Management System that kills adult fleas and prevents flea eggs from hatching. Please see the Supplemental Package insert provided with this product for information about using the two products together.
Without concurrent use of an adulticide, adequate flea control may not be achieved in cats that have repeated exposure to flea infested animals or environments.
Precautions
Program Flavor Tabs have no effect on adult fleas, but act to immediately break the flea life cycle by preventing eggs from developing into adults. However, pre-existing immature fleas in the cat’s environment my continue to develop and emerge as adults after treatment with Program Flavor Tabs has begun. Based on results of clinical studies, this emergence generally occurs during the first 30-60 days. Therefore, if your pet already has a flea infestation before starting Program Flavor Tabs, noticeable results may not be observed until several weeks after dosing. In cooler climates, immature fleas may take longer to complete the life cycle and emerge as adults.
To speed control, products that kill adult fleas, like CAPSTAR Tablets may be used temporarily with Program Flavor Tabs, depending on the severity of the infestation. Your veterinarian can recommend the most effective treatment plan for your pet.
To ensure that your pet gets the greatest benefit from Program Flavor Tabs, you must administer the tablet or tablets once a month in conjunction with a normal meal. If you miss the 30-day interval, administer Program Flavor Tabs immediately and resume your monthly dosing schedule. It is important to treat all cats in the household. Fleas can reproduce on untreated pets and allow infestations to persist. All dogs in the household should be treated with an approved product like Program.
The active ingredient in Program Flavor Tabs is excreted in high concentrations in the milk, however, no resulting adverse effects have been recognized.
Flea Infestations on Cats
Although other flea species my be found on cats, the cat flea (Ctenoceph a lides felis) is the predominant flea associated with infestations on cats in the United States. In addition to the common nuisance irritations associated with infestations, fleas can be responsible for medical problems in your pet such as miliary dermatitis, a skin reaction to flea bites. Fleas also transmit other parasites, including tapeworms. Controlling flea infestations is important to your cat’s health while also reducing the major and minor annoyances associated with these parasites.
The following diagram illustrates the flea’s life cycle and where Program Flavor Tabs acts to break this cycle.
Fleas can be a problem because they reproduce so rapidly. A single female flea may produce up to 2,000 eggs over her lifetime. Eggs hatch and can develop into adults within only three weeks. Adult female fleas feed by ingesting blood from your cat and subsequently lay eggs that drop off your cat’s coat. Within days, larvae hatch from the eggs and live undetected in your cat’s surroundings, such as the carpet, bedding and other unprotected areas. Flea larvae spin a cocoon, and when appropriately stimulated, a young adult flea emerges and jumps onto your cat to continue the life cycle. After biting a Program Flavor Tabs treated cat, the female flea ingests Program which is deposited in her eggs. Program prevents these eggs from hatching and developing into mature adults. This safe and convenient approach to flea control effectively breaks the flea’s life cycle and controls flea populations.
Dosage
Program Flavor Tabs are given orally, once a month, at the recommended minimum dosage of 13.6 mg Program per pound (30 mg/kg) of body weight.
| Recommended Dosage Schedule | ||
| Body Weight | Dose | Program Per Tablet |
| Up to 6 lbs. | One tablet | 90.0 mg |
| 7 to 15 lbs. | One tablet | 204.9 mg |
Cats over 15 lbs. are provided the appropriate combination of tablets.
*Please see the supplemental insert in this package for concurrent dosing of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets.
Once a Month
Program Flavor Tabs will safely and effectively control flea infestations only if administered on a monthly dosing schedule. To help you remember the monthly dosing, use the enclosed reminder stickers on the appropriate dates on your calendar.
Adverse Reactions
The following adverse reactions have been reported in cats after giving Program Flavor Tabs: vomiting, depression/lethargy, anorexia (loss of appetite), diarrhea, hyperactivity, dyspnea (labored breathing), pruritus (itchy skin) and skin eruptions (rash).
How Supplied
Program Flavor Tabs are available in two tablet sizes, formulated according to the weight of the cat. Each tablet size is available in color-coded packages of six tablets each.
Storage Conditions
Program Flavor Tabs should be stored at room temperature between 59º and 77ºF (15-25ºC).
Questions? Comments?
Please call 1-800-332-2761
Visit our website at www.petwellness.com
Manufactured for:
Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
Greensboro, NC 27408
Program, CAPSTAR, and Flavor Tabs are registered trademarks of Novartis AG.
NADA # 141-035, Approved by FDA
©2008 Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
NAH/PRO-FT/PI/3
2003201
01/08
FLEA MANAGEMENT SYSYTEM
Supplemental Product Information
Information for Dosing C ATS
This insert describes the concurrent use of PROGRAM® (lufenuron) Flavor Tabs® and CAPSTAR® (nitenpyram) Tablets for the management of fleas on cats and kittens. Please read the insert contained in each package for complete information on the individual products prior to dosing.
Warnings
Not for human use. Keep this and all drugs out of reach of children.
Directions
In cats and kittens the concurrent use of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets is indicated to kill adult fleas and prevent eggs from hatching. The effects of Program Flavor Tabs, which control flea populations, and CAPSTAR Tablets, which treat flea infestations, are combined to provide a FLEA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
Step 1: Prevention and Control
Give Program Flavor Tabs once per month to control flea populations. Program Flavor Tabs contain Program. Program controls flea populations by preventing the development of flea eggs and does not kill adult fleas. If a cat currently has a flea infestation, more rapid relief can be accomplished by adding CAPSTAR Tablets to the treatment as follows.
Step 2: Kill Adult Fleas
If your pet currently has a flea infestation, use CAPSTAR Tablets to kill adult fleas. CAPSTAR Tablets contain nitenpyram and are effective for the treatment of flea infestations. Nitenpyram starts killing adult fleas within 30 minutes of administration.
- Administer CAPSTAR Tablets once per week until adult fleas are no longer observed.
- For a severe flea infestation, administer CAPSTAR Tablets twice per week until adult fleas are no longer observed.
- Additional CAPSTAR Tablets may be administered as needed to kill the occasional adult flea picked up from infested environments.
- It is important to treat all dogs and cats in the household. Fleas can reproduce on untreated pets and allow infestations to persist.
Dosage
The combination of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets should be administered according to the following schedule. Weigh the cat prior to administration to ensure proper dosage. Do not administer to cats under 2 pounds.
Recommended Dosage Schedule
| Body Weight | Dose | CAPSTAR once or twice weekly* (Nitenpyram per tablet) | Program Flavor Tabs once per month (Lufenuron per tablet) |
| 2 to 6 lbs. | One Tablet | 11.4 mg | 90.0 mg |
| 7 to 15 lbs. | One Tablet | 11.4 mg | 204.9 mg |
| 16 to 25 lbs. | One Tablet | 11.4 mg | ** |
*If adult fleas are seen
** Cats over 15 lbs. are provided the appropriate combination of Program Flavor Tabs.
Adverse Reactions
The following adverse reactions have been reported in cats after giving Program Flavor Tabs: vomiting, depression/lethargy, anorexia (loss of appetite), diarrhea, hyperactivity, dyspnea (labored breathing), pruritus (itch y skin), and skin eruptions (rash).
Other Information
The safety of the concurrent use of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets has not been evaluated in kittens less than 7 months of age.
Flea Infestations on Cats
In addition to the common nuisance irritations associated with infestations, fleas can be responsible for skin conditions in the cat such as miliary dermatitis. Fleas also transmit other parasites, including tapeworms. The control of flea infestations is important to the pet’s health and reduces the problems associated with these parasites.
Program Flavor Tabs break the flea life cycle by inhibiting egg development. CAPSTAR Tablets rapidly kill adult fleas on the cat. The concurrent use of these two products provides an effective flea management system.
The following diagram illustrates the flea’s life cycle and where the combination of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets work:
A single female flea may produce up to 2,000 eggs over her lifetime. Eggs hatch and can develop into adults within only three weeks. Adult female fleas feed by ingesting blood form the pet and subsequently lay eggs, which drop off the pet’s coat. Within days, larvae hatch from the eggs and live undetected in the pet’s surroundings, such as the carpet and bedding. Flea larvae spin a cocoon, and, when appropriately stimulated, a young adult flea emerges and jumps onto the pet to continue the life cycle.
After reading this insert, if you have any questions about the concurrent use of Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets in your cats, please call Novartis Animal Health Veterinary Product Support at 1-800-332-2761.
Storage Conditions
Store Program Flavor Tabs and CAPSTAR Tablets as described on the individual product inserts.
Questions? Comments?
Please call 1-800-332-2761
Visit our website at www.petwellness.com
Manufactured for:
Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
Greensboro, NC 27408
NADA# 141-205, Approved by FDA
U.S. Patent # 5,750,548
©2008 Novartis Animal Health US, Inc.
Program, CAPSTAR, and Flavor Tabs are registered trademarks of Novartis AG.
NAH/PRT-FMS/PI/2
2003201
01/08
Program pharmaceutical active ingredients containing related brand and generic drugs:
Active ingredient is the part of the drug or medicine which is biologically active. This portion of the drug is responsible for the main action of the drug which is intended to cure or reduce the symptom or disease. The other portions of the drug which are inactive are called excipients; there role is to act as vehicle or binder. In contrast to active ingredient, the inactive ingredient's role is not significant in the cure or treatment of the disease. There can be one or more active ingredients in a drug.
Program pharmaceutical active ingredients containing related brand and generic drugs:
Active ingredient is the part of the drug or medicine which is biologically active. This portion of the drug is responsible for the main action of the drug which is intended to cure or reduce the symptom or disease. The other portions of the drug which are inactive are called excipients; there role is to act as vehicle or binder. In contrast to active ingredient, the inactive ingredient's role is not significant in the cure or treatment of the disease. There can be one or more active ingredients in a drug.
Program pharmaceutical active ingredients containing related brand and generic drugs:
Program available forms, composition, doses:
Composition is the list of ingredients which combinedly form a medicine. Both active ingredients and inactive ingredients form the composition. The active ingredient gives the desired therapeutic effect whereas the inactive ingredient helps in making the medicine stable.
Doses are various strengths of the medicine like 10mg, 20mg, 30mg and so on. Each medicine comes in various doses which is decided by the manufacturer, that is, pharmaceutical company. The dose is decided on the severity of the symptom or disease.