Zipyran Tablets for Dogs

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)

Active ingredient:

Febantel, Praziquantel, Pyrantel

Available from:

Laboratorios Calier, SA

ATC code:

QP52AA51

INN (International Name):

Febantel, Praziquantel, Pyrantel

Pharmaceutical form:

Tablet

Prescription type:

NFA-VPS - Non-Food Animal – Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person

Therapeutic group:

Dogs

Therapeutic area:

Anthelmintic anticestodal

Authorization status:

Authorized

Authorization date:

2011-07-28

Summary of Product characteristics

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AN: 01123/2016
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
ZIPYRAN TABLETS FOR DOGS
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES:
Praziquantel
................................................................................50
mg
Pyrantel (as pyrantel
embonate).................................................50 mg
Febantel
....................................................................................150
mg
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet
Yellowish round scored tablet, divisible into four equal parts.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Dogs
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
Treatment of mixed infections by adult cestodes and nematodes of the
following species:
Nematodes:
Hookworms: _Ancylostoma caninum_
_Uncinaria Stenocephala_
Ascarids_: Toxocara canis_
_Toxascaris leonina_
Cestodes:
Tapeworms_: Taenia spp_
_Dipylidium caninum_
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
See section 4.7.
Do not use in cases of hypersensitivity to the active substances or to
any of the excipients.
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4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
Parasite resistance to any particular class of anthelmintic may
develop following frequent,
repeated use of an anthelmintic of that class.
Fleas serve as intermediate hosts and source of infection for one
common type of
tapeworm – _Dipylidium caninum_.
Tapeworm infestation may reoccur unless control of intermediate hosts
as well as the
environment is undertaken concurrently to the treatment.
4.5
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE IN ANIMALS
In debilitated or heavily infested animals, the product should be used
only after evaluation
of the risk / benefit by the veterinarian
Digestive haemorrhages (diarrhoea, bloody stools and even deaths)
provoked by worm
lysis may result from anthelminthic treatment in cases of heavy
infestations.
In dogs less than 6 weeks old, tapeworm infections are hi