Ecomectin 10 mg/ml Solution for Injection

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)

Active ingredient:

Ivermectin

Available from:

Eco Animal Health Ltd

ATC code:

QP54AA01

INN (International Name):

Ivermectin

Pharmaceutical form:

Solution for injection

Prescription type:

POM-VPS -Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person

Therapeutic group:

Cattle, Pigs, Sheep

Therapeutic area:

Endectocide

Authorization status:

Authorized

Authorization date:

2007-07-27

Summary of Product characteristics

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Ecomectin 10 mg/ml Solution for Injection
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
1 ml solution for injection contains:
ACTIVE SUBSTANCE(S):
Ivermectin…………………10 mg
EXCIPIENT(S):
Benzyl alcohol…………….10 mg
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Solution for injection
A clear, colourless solution.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Cattle, sheep and pigs.
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
CATTLE:
For the treatment of gastrointestinal nematodes, lungworms, eyeworms,
warble
flies, mites and lice (as shown below) of beef and non-lactating dairy
cattle:
Gastrointestinal worms (adults and 4
th
stage larvae):
_Ostertagia ostertagi _
_Ostertagia lyrata_
_Haemonchus placei_
_Trichostrongylus colubriformis_
_Cooperia oncophora_ (adults)
_Cooperia punctata_ (adults)
_Cooperia pectinata_ (adults)
_Bunostomum phlebotomum_
_Oesophagostomum radiatum_
Lungworms (adult and 4th stage larvae):
_Dictyocaulus viviparus_
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Eyeworms (adult):
_Thelazia spp_.
Warble flies (parasitic stages):
_Hypoderma bovis_
_H. lineatum_
Mites:
_Psoroptes ovis_
_Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis_
Sucking lice:
_Linognathus vituli_
_Haematopinus eurysternus_
_Solenopotes capillatus_
May also be used as an aid in the control of the mange mite
_Chorioptes bovis _but
complete elimination may not occur.
Treatment with Ecomectin 10 mg/ml Solution for Injection at the
recommended
dose rate prevents re-infection with _ Haemonchus placei_, _ Cooperia
oncophora_,
_Cooperia _
_pectinata_
and
_Trichostrongylus _
_axei_
for
7
days
after
treatment,
_Ostertagia ostertagi_ and _Oesophagostomum radiatum_ for 14 days
after treatment
and _Dictyocaulus viviparus_ for 21 days after treatment.
SHEEP
For the treatment of psoroptic mange (sheep scab), gastrointestinal
nematodes,
lungworms and nasal bots of sheep:
Gastrointestina