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Technically, ALL wormers just “control” infestations.

That’s why they’re given at set intervals.

One dose -kills- the adult worms but does not necessarily eradicate the unhatched eggs or larvae.

The second dose knocks off *that* bunch, who are now adults [approximately 21 days, depending on species/known life cycle] and then you start all over again.

Monthly wormers, at best, keep any potential “load” to a minimum which the dog’s body can manage.

Droncit must be an alternate brand name for what I buy.

So, Panacur *does* kill tapeworms as well as any wormer kills any worm.

Whereas Panacur is, as its name implies, an all around anthelmintic, Praziquantel is a specialized wormer which removes both of the most commonly encountered tape worm varieties, hopefully more effectively but I know people who had to go through several courses of it due to unhatched eggs popping up as adults a few weeks later.
[specifically, dogs who ate the rabbits they’d caught]

Semantics aside, why are we even belaboring this?

My point was and still is, worm your dogs responsibly and regularly.

Obviously, you already do.