Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Source: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)
Fenbendazole
Intervet UK Ltd
QP52AC13
Fenbendazole
Expired
Revised: 08 June 2010 AN: 00344/2010 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT FOLLOWED BY THE STRENGTH AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Panacur 2.5% Oral suspension 2. NAME AND PROPORTION OF EACH ACTIVE SUBSTANCE, AND OF ANY EXCIPIENT, IF KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXCIPIENT IS NEEDED FOR SAFETY REASONS Active substance %w/v Fenbendazole 2.500 Other substances Sodium methyl hydroxybenzoate 0.200 Sodium propyl hydroxybenzoate 0.0216 Benzyl alcohol 0.4835 For full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM White, practically odourless oral suspension 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 TARGET SPECIES Cattle and sheep 4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES A broad spectrum anthelmintic for the treatment of sheep and cattle infected with mature and developing immature forms of nematodes of the gastro- intestinal and respiratory tracts. Cattle: For the treatment of cattle infected with: Ostertagia spp. Cooperia spp. Trichostrongylus spp. Nematodirus spp. Haemonchus spp. Oesophagostomum spp. Bunostomum spp. Strongyloides spp. Trichuris spp. _Dictyocaulus viviparus_ Panacur is usually effective against inhibited larvae of Ostertagia spp. and against Moniezia spp. of tapeworm. Page 1 of 6 Revised: 08 June 2010 AN: 00344/2010 Sheep: For the treatment of sheep infected with benzimidazole susceptible: Ostertagia spp. Haemonchus spp. Trichostrongylus spp. Nematodirus spp. Cooperia spp. Oesophagostomum spp. Chabertia spp. Bunostomum spp. Strongyloides spp. _Dictyocaulus filaria_ Panacur is usually effective against Moniezia spp. of tapeworm and may have useful but variable efficacy against Trichuris spp. 4.3 CONTRA-INDICATIONS None 4.4 SPECIAL WARNING FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES Care should be taken to avoid the following practices because they increase the risk of development of resistance and could ultimately result in ineffective therapy: Too frequent and repeated use of anthelmintics from the same class, over an extended period of time. Under dosing, which may be due to u Read the complete document