Levafas Diamond Fluke and Worm Drench

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Levamisole hydrochloride ; Oxyclozanide

Available from:

Norbrook Laboratories (Ireland) Limited

ATC code:

QP52AE51

INN (International Name):

Levamisole hydrochloride ; Oxyclozanide

Dosage:

3, 6 percent weight/volume

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral suspension

Prescription type:

POM: Prescription Only Medicine as defined in relevant national legislation

Therapeutic area:

levamisole, combinations

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

1989-10-01

Summary of Product characteristics

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Levafas Diamond Fluke and Worm Drench
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
ACTIVE SUBSTANCE:
Levamisole hydrochloride
3.0 % w/v
Oxyclozanide
6.0 % w/v
EXCIPIENTS:
Sodium metabisulphite (E223)
0.15 % w/v
Tartrazine (E102)
0.011 % w/v
Sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E219)
0.18 % w/v
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Oral Suspension
A yellow viscous suspension
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Cattle, sheep
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
For the treatment and control of both gastro-intestinal and pulmonary
nematode
infections and adult liver fluke infections in cattle and sheep.
Levafas Diamond
Fluke and Worm Drench should be used in cases of parasitic
gastroenteritis
and lungworm caused by those organisms sensitive to treatment with
Levamisole hydrochloride.
Levamisole is effective against mature and developing immature stages
of a
wide range of important nematode species and is highly effective
against the
following:
Lungworms:
_Dictyocaulus _spp.
Gastrointestinal worms:
_Trichostrongyles _spp.
_Cooperia _spp.
_Ostertagia _spp. (except inhibited _Ostertagia _larvae)
_Haemonchus _spp.
_Nematodirus _spp.
_Bunostomum _spp.
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_Oesophagostomum _spp.
_Chabertia _spp.
Levafas Diamond Fluke & Worm Drench also removes most mature _Fasciola
_
spp. (flukes) present in the bile ducts of the liver.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in animals known to be hypersensitive to the active
substances
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
Care should be taken when treating heavily pregnant animals or animals
under
stress from adverse weather conditions, poor nutrition, penning,
handling, etc..
Levafas Diamond Fluke and Worm Drench is not effective against Type II
Ostertagiasis
(winter
scours)
in
cattle.
In
cases
of
lungworm
infections,
coughing may persist for a considerable time following successful
treatment
with Levafas Diamond Fluke and Worm Drench. This is due to tissue
damage
caused by the pa