PANACUR EQUINE PASTE
Contra-indications,
warnings, etc
General warnings
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 the product, or lack of calibration
of the dosing device (if any).
Suspected clinical cases of resistance to anthelmintics should
be further investigated using appropriate tests (e.g. Faecal Egg
Count Reduction Test). Where the results of the test(s) strongly
suggest resistance to a particular anthelmintic, an anthelmintic
belonging to another pharmacological class and having a
different mode of action should be used.
Resistance to fenbendazole has been reported in cyathostomes in
horses. Therefore the use of this product should be based on
local (regional, farm) epidemiological information about
susceptibility of nematodes and recommendations on how to limit
further selection for resistance to anthelmintics.
User warnings
Direct contact with skin should be kept to a minimum. Wear
impermeable rubber gloves while administering the product. Wash
hands after use.
Disposal warnings
Dangerous to fish and aquatic life. Do not contaminate ponds,
waterways or ditches with the product or used container.
Dispose of any unused product and empty containers in accordance
with guidance from your local waste regulation authority.
Withdrawal periods
Not to be used in horses intended for human consumption.
Treated horses may never be slaughtered for human consumption.
The horse must have been declared as not intended for human
consumption under national horse passport legislation.
For animal treatment only. Keep out of reach and sight of
children.
Uses
A broad spectrum anthelmintic for the treatment and control
of adult and immature roundworms of the gastro-intestinal tract
in horses and other equines. Panacur also has an ovicidal effect
on nematode eggs.
Panacur effectively treats and controls the following roundworm
infections:
Large strongyles (adults and migrating larval stages of S.
vulgaris; adults and tissue larval stages of S. edentatus).
Benzimidazole susceptible adult and immature small strongyles
(Cyathostomes) including encysted mucosal 3rd and 4th stage
larvae; it is also effective against encysted inhibited 3rd
stage larvae in the mucosa.
Adult and immature Oxyuris spp., Strongyloides spp., and
Parascaris equorum.
Panacur Equine Paste should be
administered orally by squeezing the paste from the syringe onto
the back of the horse's tongue.
Assess bodyweight as accurately as possible before calculating
the dosage. The use of a `weigh-band' is recommended.
Pregnant mares and young foals can be safely treated with
Panacur Equine Paste (fenbendazole) at recommended dosage
levels.
18/02/2010
