PolyVar Yellow 275 mg bee-hive strip

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Flumethrin

Available from:

Bayer Limited

ATC code:

QP53AC05

INN (International Name):

Flumethrin

Dosage:

275 milligram/strip

Pharmaceutical form:

Bee-hive strip

Prescription type:

LM: Licensed Merchant as defined in relevant national legislation

Therapeutic group:

Honey bees

Therapeutic area:

flumethrin

Therapeutic indications:

Ectoparasiticide

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

2017-03-24

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
PolyVar Yellow 275 mg bee-hive strip
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
One bee-hive strip contains
ACTIVE SUBSTANCE:
Flumethrin
275 mg
EXCIPIENTS:
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Bee-hive strip
Yellow, plastic strips with 15 holes
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 TARGET SPECIES
Honey bee (_Apis mellifera_)
4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
For the treatment of varroosis in honey bees caused by flumethrin
sensitive_ Varroa destructor_ mites.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in cases of known resistance against pyrethroids as
described in section 4.4, Special warnings.
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4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
All colonies located on the same apiary should be treated
simultaneously.
The product should be used as part of an integrated varroa control
programme.
As an effective method to reduce the risk of resistance selection
PolyVar Yellow – as for other acaricides – should not
be used in consecutive years. Instead, strict rotation with products
containing active substances from other chemical
classes should be applied. Depending on the regional resistance
situation a longer treatment break than one year may be
necessary. As flumethrin and tau-fluvalinat