Effitix 26.8 mg/240 mg Spot-on Solution for Very Small Dogs

Summary of Product characteristics

                                Revised: August 2019
AN: 01947/2018
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Effitix 26.8 mg/240 mg spot-on solution for very small dogs
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each 0.44 ml pipette contains:
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES:
Fipronil
26.84 mg
Permethrin
239.8 mg
EXCIPIENTS:
Butylhydroxyanisole (E320) 0.088 mg
Butylhydroxytoluene (E321) 0.044 mg
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Spot-on solution.
Clear yellow solution.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Dogs
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
In dogs, to be used against infestations with fleas and/or ticks when
repellent (anti-feeding)
activity is also necessary against sand-flies and/or mosquitoes.
Fleas:
Treatment and prevention of infestations by fleas _(Ctenocephalides
felis). _Fleas on dogs
are killed within 24 hours following treatment. One treatment provides
persistent efficacy
against new infestations with adult fleas for four weeks. The product
can be used as part
of a treatment strategy for the control of Flea Allergy Dermatitis
(FAD) where this condition
has previously been diagnosed by a veterinarian.
Ticks:
Treatment of infestations with _Ixodes ricinus_ ticks.
One application provides four weeks persistent acaricidal efficacy
against tick infestations
(Ixodes_ ricinus_, _Dermacentor reticulatus_ and _Rhipicephalus
sanguineus_).
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If ticks of some species (_Dermacentor reticulatus_ or _ Rhipicephalus
sanguineus_) are
present at the time of application, not all ticks may be killed within
48 hours.
Sand-flies and mosquitoes:
One treatment provides repellent (anti-feeding) activity against
sand-flies (_Phlebotomus _
_perniciosus_) and against mosquitoes (_Culex pipiens, Aedes aegypti_)
for four weeks.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in cases of hypersensitivity to the active substances or to
any of the excipients.
Do not use on rabbits and cats as adverse reactions and even death can
occ
                                
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