Description
Veterinary Medicine 10% Levamisole Injection for Animal Use
Levamisole is a synthetic anthelmintic with activity against a broad spectrum of gastrointestinal worms and lung worms. Levamisole causes an increase of the axial muscle tone followed by paralysis of worms.
Composition
Contains per ml:
Levamisole base 100 mg.
Solvents ad 1 ml.
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.
Contra indications
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.
Dosage
For intramuscular administration:
General: 1 ml per 20 kg body weight.
Withdrawal times
– For meat:
Swine :28 days.
Goats and sheep:18 days.
Calves and cattle :14 days.
– For milk :4 days.
Warning
Keep out of reach of children.
Packing
Vial of 100 ml.