Eprinex 0.5% w/v Pour-on Solution for Beef and Dairy Cattle

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Eprinomectin

Available from:

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH

ATC code:

QP54AA04

INN (International Name):

Eprinomectin

Dosage:

0.5 percent weight/volume

Pharmaceutical form:

Pour-on solution

Prescription type:

POM: Prescription Only Medicine as defined in relevant national legislation

Therapeutic group:

Cattle

Therapeutic area:

eprinomectin

Therapeutic indications:

Endectoparasiticides

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

1998-08-14

Summary of Product characteristics

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Eprinex 0.5% w/v Pour-on Solution for Beef and Dairy Cattle
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Active substance
Eprinomectin
0.5% w/v
For a full list of excipients, see Section 6.1
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Pour-on solution.
Clear, slightly yellow solution.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 TARGET SPECIES
Beef and dairy cattle.
4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
Eprinex Pour-on for Beef and Dairy Cattle is indicated for effective
treatment and
control of the following parasites:
GASTROINTESTINAL ROUNDWORMS (ADULTS AND FOURTH-STAGE LARVAE)
_Ostertagia spp_.
_Ostertagia lyrata (_adults only)
_Ostertagia ostertagi_ (including inhibited L
4
)
_Cooperia spp_. (including inhibited L
4
)
_Cooperia oncophora_
_Cooperia pectinata_
_Cooperia punctata_
_Cooperia surnabada_
_Haemonchus placei_
_Trichostrongylus spp_.
_Trichostrongylus axei_
_Trichostrongylus colubriformis_
_Bunostomun phlebotomum_
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_Nematodirus helvetianus_
_Oesophagostomum spp_. (adults only)
_Oesophagostomum radiatum_
_Trichuris spp _(adults only)
LUNGWORMS
_Dictyocaulus viviparus_ (adults and L
4
)
WARBLES (PARASITIC STAGES)
_Hypoderma bovis_
_H. lineatum_
MANGE MITES
_Chorioptes bovis_
_Sarcoptes scabiei var.bovis_
_LICE_
_Damalinia bovis (_biting lice)
_Linognathus vituli _(sucking lice)
_Haematopinus eurysternus _(sucking lice)
_Solenopotes capillatus _(sucking lice)
HORN FLIES
_Haematobia irritans_
PROLONGED ACTIVITY
Eprinex Pour-on for Beef and Dairy Cattle, applied as recommended,
effectively
controls reinfections with _Ostertagia spp_. (including _O. ostertagi_
and _O. lyrata_),
_Cooperia spp_. (including _C. oncophora_, _C. punctata_ and _C.
surnabada_), _Nematodirus _
_helvetianus_, _Oesophagostomum radiatum _and _Dictyocaulus viviparus_
for up to 28
days after treatment and _Haemonchus placei_ and _Trichostrongylu