COMPOSITION:
Contains per ml:
Levamisole base______________________100 mg.
Solvents ad___________________________1 ml.
DESCRIPTION:
Levamisole is a synthetic anthelmintic with activity against a broad spectrum of gastrointestinal worms and against lungworms. Levamisole causes an increase of the axial muscle tone, followed by paralysis of worms.
INDICATIONS:
Prophylaxis and treatment of gastrointestinal and lungworm infections like:
Calves, cattle, goats, sheep : Bunostomum, Chabertia, Cooperia, Dictyocaulus, Haemonchus, Nematodirus, Ostertagia, Protostrongylus and Trichostrongylus spp.
Swine: Ascaris suum, Hyostrongylus rubidus, Metastrongylus elongatus, Oesophagostomum spp. and Trichuris suis.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:
For intramuscular administration:
General : 1 ml per 20 kg body weight.
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Administration to animals with an impaired hepatic function.
Concurrent administration of pyrantel, morantel or organo-phosphates.
SIDE EFFECTS:
Overdoses can cause colic, coughing, excessive salivation, excitation, hyperpnoea, lachrymation, spasms, sweating and vomiting.
WITHDRAWAL TIMES:
- For meat:
Swine : 28 days.
Goats and sheep: 18 days.
Calves and cattle: 14 days.
- For milk: 4 days.
WARING:
Keep out of reach of children.