Levafas Diamond Fluke and Worm Drench

País: Irlanda

Idioma: inglés

Fuente: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Ingredientes activos:

Levamisole hydrochloride ; Oxyclozanide

Disponible desde:

Norbrook Laboratories Limited

Código ATC:

QP52AE51

Designación común internacional (DCI):

Levamisole hydrochloride ; Oxyclozanide

Dosis:

3.0, 6.0 percent weight/volume

formulario farmacéutico:

Oral suspension

tipo de receta:

LM: Licensed Merchant as defined in relevant national legislation

Grupo terapéutico:

Cattle, Sheep

Área terapéutica:

levamisole, combinations

indicaciones terapéuticas:

Endoparasiticide

Estado de Autorización:

Authorised

Fecha de autorización:

1989-10-01

Ficha técnica

Health Products Regulatory Authority
02 January 2018
CRN000X2G
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1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Levafas Diamond Fluke and Worm Drench
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Levamisole hydrochloride
3.0
% w/v
Oxyclozanide
6.0
% w/v
EXCIPIENTS
Sodium metabisulphite (E223)
0.15
% w/v
Tartrazine (E102)
0.011
% w/v
Sodium methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E219)
0.18
% w/v
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Oral suspension.
A yellow viscous suspension.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 TARGET SPECIES
Cattle, sheep.
4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
For the treatment and control of both gastro-intestinal and pulmonary
nematode
infections and adult liver fluke infections in cattle and sheep.
Levafas Diamond Fluke
and Worm Drench should be used in cases of parasitic gastroenteritis
and lungworm
caused by those organisms sensitive to treatment with Levamisole
hydrochloride.
Levamisole is effective against mature and developing immature stages
of a wide
range of important nematode species and is highly effective against
the following:
Lungworms:
_Dictyocaulus _spp.
Gastrointestinal worms:
_Trichostrongyles _spp.
_Cooperia _spp.
_Ostertagia _spp. (except inhibited _Ostertagia _larvae)
_Haemonchus _spp.
_Nematodirus _spp.
_Bunostomum _spp.
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_Oesophagostomum _spp.
_Chabertia _spp.
Levafas Diamond Fluke & Worm Drench also removes most mature _Fasciola
_spp.
(flukes) present in the bile ducts of the liver.
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in animals known to be hypersensitive to the active
substances
4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
Care should be taken when treating heavily pregnant animals or animals
under stress
from adverse weather conditions, poor nutrition, penning, handling,
etc.. Levafas
Diamond Fluke and Worm Drench is not effective against Type II
Ostertagiasis
(winter scours) in cattle. In cases of lungworm infections, coughing
may persist for a
considerable time following successful treatment w