Deltanil 100 mg Spot-on Solution for Cattle

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)

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Active ingredient:

Deltamethrin

Available from:

Virbac

ATC code:

QP53AC11

INN (International Name):

Deltamethrin

Pharmaceutical form:

Spot-on solution

Prescription type:

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

Therapeutic group:

Cattle

Therapeutic area:

Ectoparasiticide

Authorization status:

Expired

Authorization date:

2014-03-20

Summary of Product characteristics

                                Revised: November 2014
AN: 00538/2014
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1. NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Deltanil 100 mg Spot-on Solution for cattle
2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each 10 ml tube contains ACTIVE SUBSTANCE:
Deltamethrin 100 mg
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Spot-on Solution
Slightly yellowish clear oily solution.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Cattle
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
As a topical application for the treatment and prevention of
infestations by lice
and flies on cattle.
For the treatment and prevention of infestations by both sucking and
biting
lice, including _Bovicola bovis, Solenopotes capillatus, Linognathus
vituli_ and
_Haematopinus eurysternus_. Also as an aid in the treatment and
prevention of
infestations by both biting and nuisance flies including _ Haematobia
irritans, _
_Stomoxys calcitrans, Musca _species and _Hydrotaea irritans_.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use on convalescent or sick animals.
Do not use in cases of known hypersensitivity to the active substance
or any of
the excipients.
Extra-label use of the product in the non-target species dogs and cats
can lead
to
toxic
neurological
signs
(ataxia,
convulsions,
tremors),
digestive
signs
(hypersalivation, vomiting) and may be fatal.
Revised: November 2014
AN: 00538/2014
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4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS 
Do not apply on or near the animal’s eyes and mucous membranes.
To avoid resistance, the product should only be used if the
susceptibility of the
local fly population to the active substance is assured. If clinical
signs do not
resolve following treatment, the diagnosis should be revised.
Cases of resistance to deltamethrin have been reported in stinging and
nuisance flies in cattle.
In countries with recognized resistance to deltamethrin the use of the
product
should ideally be based on results of susceptibility testing. Please,
ask your
veterinarian for further information.
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