IVOMEC INJECTION FOR CATTLE, SHEEP AND PIGS

Country: New Zealand

Language: English

Source: Ministry for Primary Industries

Active ingredient:

ivermectin

Available from:

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health New Zealand Limited

INN (International Name):

ivermectin

Composition:

ivermectin 10 g/litre

Therapeutic area:

Endoparasiticide

Authorization status:

ACVM Registered

Authorization date:

1996-05-31

Summary of Product characteristics

Product : Ivomec Injection for Cattle, Sheep and Pigs
Date: 27 Jan 2023
ACVM No.: A007392
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Product No.:
HARMFUL – KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY
IVOMEC
® (IVERMECTIN) INJECTION FOR CATTLE, SHEEP AND PIGS
ECOTOXIC
A 10g/litre injectable solution of ivermectin for the treatment and
control of internal and external parasites of cattle, sheep and pigs.
Please read the package insert completely before use
BY LAW THE USER MUST TAKE DUE CARE, OBTAINING EXPERT ADVICE WHEN
NECESSARY, TO AVOID UNNECESSARY PAIN AND DISTRESS WHEN USING THE
PRODUCT OTHER THAN AS DIRECTED ON THE LABEL.
DOSAGE:
CATTLE: 1 mL per 50 kg liveweight by subcutaneous injection only.
SHEEP: 0.5 ml per 25 kg liveweight by subcutaneous injection only.
PIGS: 1 mL per 33 kg liveweight by subcutaneous injection only.
IT IS AN OFFENCE FOR USERS OF THIS PRODUCT TO CAUSE RESIDUES EXCEEDING
THE RELEVANT MRL IN THE FOOD NOTICE: MAXIMUM RESIDUE LEVELS FOR
AGRICULTURAL COMPOUNDS.
WITHHOLDING PERIODS
CATTLE PRODUCING MEAT AND OFFAL FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION MUST NOT
BE SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER DURING OR WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE LAST TREATMENT.
SHEEP PRODUCING MEAT AND OFFAL FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION MUST NOT
BE SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER DURING OR WITHIN 35 DAYS OF THE LAST TREATMENT.
MILK INTENDED FOR SALE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION MUST BE DISCARDED
DURING TREATMENT AND FOR 35 DAYS FOLLOWING THE LAST TREATMENT.
PIGS PRODUCING MEAT AND OFFAL FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION MUST NOT BE
SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER DURING OR WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS TREATMENT.
ENSURE INJECTION IS SUBCUTANEOUS. INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION WILL RESULT
IN PROLONGED RESIDUES. WHERE INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION MAY HAVE
OCCURRED, ANIMALS PRODUCING MEAT AND OFFAL FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
MUST NOT BE SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER WITHIN 91 DAYS OF THE LAST TREATMENT.
Product : Ivomec Injection for Cattle, Sheep and Pigs
Date: 27 Jan 2023
ACVM No.: A007392
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50, 200 and 500 ml Bottle
PRECAUTIONS
DO NOT ADMINISTER INTRAVENOUSLY OR INTRAMUSCULARLY.
ADEQUATE VACCINATION AGAINST CLOSTRIDIAL I