How Does it Work?  - MAXI/GUARD^® Zn 4.5 Otic™ targets problem ears by restoring the integrity of natural defense mechanisms.  J. Bruce Addison, President of Addison Biological Laboratory, Inc. has stated that, “If, by the use of Zn 4.5 Otic, we are able to restore the integrity of the otic epithelium, will we not provide the patient with a natural means of resisting secondary infections and be able to decrease the use of antibiotics and steroids?  This is the essence of what we are striving to accomplish and we have demonstrated this phenomenon with related compounds for oral tissue maintenance and dermatological applications.  Healthy hosts naturally resist disease more effectively than compromised hosts (or tissues).”

MAXI/GUARD^® Zn 4.5 Otic^™ is the first water soluble ear maintenance topical offering veterinary medicine the essential micronutrient zinc, complexed with two select amino acids, Taurine and L-lysine, in combination with boric acid, a proven anti-Malassezia agent.  The amino acid complex stabilizes the zinc ion for better topical utility.

Zinc is an essential trace element and is a component of about 300 metalloenzymes systems.  Many of these enzymes play key roles in extra-cellular matrix remodeling; wound healing, connective tissue repair, inflammation, and cell proliferation.