Pajjiż: Ingilterra
Lingwa: Ingliż
Sors: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)
Levamisole Hydrochloride
Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Ltd
QP52AE01
Levamisole Hydrochloride
Oral solution
POM-VPS -Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinarian, Pharmacist, Suitably Qualified Person
Cattle, Sheep
Anthelmintic
Authorized
2007-09-12
Revised: April 2014 AN: 01709/2013 Page 1 of 6 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT Levamole 75 mg/ml Oral Solution 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Levamisole Hydrochloride 7.5% w/v EXCIPIENT(S): Sodium Metabisulphite 0.1% w/v Tartazine (E102) 0.00375% w/v For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Oral solution. A yellow coloured clear solution. 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 and control of gastro-intestinal and pulmonary nematode infections in cattle and sheep, effective against mature and developing immature stages of the following levamisole-susceptible major nematode worm species: GASTRO-INTESTINAL WORMS: _ Trichostrongylus _ spp.,_ Cooperia _ spp., _ Ostertagia_ spp. (except inhibited Ostertagia larvae in cattle), _Haemonchus _ spp., _Nematodirus _spp., _Bunostomum_ spp., _Oesophagostomum _spp., _Chabertia _spp. LUNGWORMS: _Dictyocaulus_ spp. Not effective against Type II winter scour. 4.3. CONTRAINDICATIONS Animals should not be treated simultaneously or within 14 days before or after use with Organophosphorous compounds or diethylcarbamazine citrate. Revised: April 2014 AN: 01709/2013 Page 2 of 6 4.4. SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES The product may be given to young, pregnant and lactating animals, but due regard must always be paid to the animals physical condition and the presence of inter-current disease. When a dosing gun is used to administer the product, care should be taken to avoid the occurrence of dosing gun pharyngitis. 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. • Underdosing, which may be due to underestimation of body weight, misadministration of Aqra d-dokument sħiħ