Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
IVERMECTIN
Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Limited
QP54AA01
IVERMECTIN
0.8 Mg/Ml
Oral Solution
LM-Licensed Merchant
Ovine
Ivermectin
Endectoparasiticides
Authorised
2009-07-24
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT CHANIMEC 0.8 mg/ml Oral Solution for Sheep. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Oral Solution. A transparent, yellow coloured solution. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 TARGET SPECIES Sheep. ACTIVE SUBSTANCE: Each ml contains: Ivermectin 0.8 mg EXCIPIENTS: Benzyl Alcohol (E1519) 28.6 mg Butylhydroxyanisole (E320) 0.10 mg Propyl Gallate (E310) 0.10 mg For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 12/05/2015_ _CRN 7020669_ _page number: 1_ 4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES For the treatment of infections with the following parasites: NEMATODES GASTROINTESTINAL ROUNDWORMS (adult and fourth larval stage) _Haemonchus contortus_ _Teladorsagia circumcincta_ _Trichostrongylus _spp. _Cooperia _spp. _Nematodirus _spp. Including _N. battus_ _Strongyloides papillosus_ _Chabertia ovina_ LUNGWORMS(adult and fourth larval stage) _Dictyocaulus filaria_ ARTHROPODS NASAL BOT (all larval stages) _Oestrus ovis_ 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Do not use in animals with known hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or any of the excipients. 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES Care should be taken to avoid the following practices because they increase the risk of development of resistance and could ultimately result in ineffective therapy: • Too frequent and repeated use of anthelmintics from the same class, over an extended period of time. • Underdosing, which may be due to underestimation of body weight or misadministration of the product. Resistance to ivermectin (an avermectin) has been reported in _Teladorsagia _in sheep and goats within the EU and it Read the complete document