Troscan 500 mg film coated tablet for Dogs

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Nitroscanate

Available from:

Chanelle Animal Health Ltd.

ATC code:

QP52AX01

INN (International Name):

Nitroscanate

Dosage:

500 mg/tablet

Pharmaceutical form:

Film-coated tablet

Prescription type:

CAM: Companion Animal Medicine as defined in relevant national legislation

Therapeutic group:

Dogs

Therapeutic area:

nitroscanate

Therapeutic indications:

Endoparasiticide

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

1988-10-01

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Troscan 500 mg film coated tablet for Dogs.
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
EACH TABLET CONTAINS:
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES:
Nitroscanate
500 mg
EXCIPIENTS:
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film coated tablet.
Yellow film coated round convex tablet.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 TARGET SPECIES
Dogs
4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
The product is a broad spectrum anthelmintic for use in puppies and
adult dogs for the treatment of infection by adult intestinal
nematodes or cestodes of the following species:
Nematodes:_ Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Ancylostoma caninum,
Uncinaria stenocephala_
Cestodes:_ Taenia hydatigena, Taenia pisiformis, Dipylidium caninum_
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not administer to sick or convalescing animals. Do not use in
puppies of less than 3 weeks of age.
Do not use in cases of hepatic dysfunction.
Do not use in cases of known hypersensitivity to the active substance.
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4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
The product is not indicated for the treatment of_ Trichuris vulpis_
and gives only a limited level of control of_ Echinococcus_
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Since the most common tapeworm of the dog (_Dipylidium caninum_) is
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