Levacide Low Volume is a broad spectrum levamisole containing anthelmintic drench for use in the treatment and control of nematode infections in cattle and sheep. It should be used in cases of parasitic gastroenteritis and lungworm disease caused by mature and developing immature forms of those organisms sensitive to treatment with levamisole hydrochloride.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each ml contains:
Active Substance
- Levamisole (as levamisole hydrochloride)Â 75Â mg
- Excipients
Methyl Parahydroxybenzoate (E218) 1.5 mg
Tartrazine (E102) 0.11 mg
Sodium Metabisulphite 1.5 mg
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
- Oral solution.
- A yellow viscous solution.
Target Species
- Cattle
- Sheep
Indications for use, specifying the target species
Levacide Low Volume is a broad spectrum anthelmintic for use in the treatment and control of nematode infections. It should be used in cases of parasitic gastro-enteritis and lungworm disease caused by mature and developing immature forms of those organisms sensitive to treatment with Levamisole Hydrochloride.
Lungworms:
- Dictyocaulus spp.
Gastrointestinal worms:
- Trichostrongylus spp.
- Cooperia spp.
- Ostertagia spp. (except inhibited Ostertagia larvae)
- Haemonchus spp.
- Nematodirus spp.
- Bunostomum spp.
- Oesophagostomum spp.
- Chabertia spp.
Warnings
Do not use in animals known to be hypersensitive to Levamisole.
Do not use in animals producing milk for human consumption.
Amounts to be administered and administration route
Administer as an oral drench using a dosing gun system at a rate of 7.5 mg Levamisole hydrochloride per kg bodyweight or 1 ml Levacide Low Volume/ 10 kg bodyweight.
To ensure administration of a correct dose, bodyweight should be determined as accurately as possible. If animals are to be treated collectively rather than individually, they should be grouped according to their bodyweight and dosed accordingly, in order to avoid under- or overdosing.
Use properly calibrated dosing equipment.
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