Levamisole 10% injection

Description

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.

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.

Packaging

Vial of 100 ml.