Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Source: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)
Febantel, Praziquantel, Pyrantel Embonate
Krka d.d., Novo Mesto
QP52AC55
Febantel, Praziquantel, Pyrantel Embonate
Tablet
NFA-VPS - Non-Food Animal – Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person
Dogs
Anthelmintic
Authorized
2011-03-07
Revised: July 2020 AN: 01907/2019 Page 1 of 5 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT Anthelmin Plus Flavour Tablets for Dogs 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains: ACTIVE SUBSTANCES: Praziquantel 50 mg Pyrantel embonate 144 mg Febantel 150 mg EXCIPIENTS: For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablets. Yellow coloured, round, biconvex tablets with visible darker spots, cross-scored on one side. The tablets can be divided into 2 or 4 equal parts. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 TARGET SPECIES Dogs (small and medium size) 4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES For the treatment of mixed infestations with the following roundworms and tapeworms in adult dogs and puppies: Nematodes Ascarids: _Toxocara canis_, _Toxascaris leonina_ (late immature forms and mature forms) Hookworms: _ Uncinaria stenocephala_, _Ancylostoma caninum_ (adults) Cestodes Tapeworms: _ Taenia _spp., _Dipylidium caninum_ 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Do not use simultaneously with piperazine compounds. Do not exceed the stated dosage when treating pregnant bitches. Do not use in animals with a known hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of excipients. Not for use in dogs younger than 2 weeks of age and/or weighing less than 2 kg. Revised: July 2020 AN: 01907/2019 Page 2 of 5 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES Fleas serve as intermediate hosts for one common type of tapeworm – _ Dipylidium _ _caninum_. Tapeworm infestation is certain to re-occur unless control of intermediate hosts such as fleas, mice etc. is undertaken. Parasite resistance to any particular class of anthelmintic may develop following frequent, repeated use of an anthelmintic of that class. 4.5 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Special precautions for use in animals Any part-used tablets should be discarded. Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals In the interests of good hygiene, persons administe Read the complete document