SAFE-GUARD- fenbendazole powder

Country: United States

Language: English

Source: NLM (National Library of Medicine)

Active ingredient:

Fenbendazole (UNII: 621BVT9M36) (Fenbendazole - UNII:621BVT9M36)

Available from:

Schering Corporation

INN (International Name):

Fenbendazole

Composition:

Fenbendazole 200 g in 1 kg

Administration route:

ORAL

Prescription type:

OTC

Therapeutic indications:

CATTLE: Dairy and Beef Cattle FOR THE TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF: Lungworms: Adult Dictyocaulus viviparus ; Stomach worms: Adult brown stomach worms (Ostertagia ostertagi ), Adult and fourth stage larvae barberpole worms (Haemonchus contortus ), fourth stage larvae barberpole worms (H. placei ), and Adult and fourth stage larvae small stomach worms (Trichostrongylus axei ); Intestinal worms (Adult and fourth stage larvae): hookworms (Bunostomum phlebotomum ), thread-necked intestinal worms (Nematodirus helvetianus ), small intestinal worms (Cooperia punctata & C. oncophora ), bankrupt worms (Trichostrongylus colubriformis ), and nodular worms (Oesophagostomum radiatum ). SWINE: Growing pigs, gilts, pregnant sows, and boars FOR THE TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF: Lungworms: Adult Metastrongylus apri, adult Metastrongylus pudendotectus ; Gastrointestinal worms: Adult and larvae (L3, L4 stages, liver, lung, intestinal forms) large roundworms (Ascaris suum ), Adult nodular worms (Oesophagostomum dentatum, O. quadri

Authorization status:

New Animal Drug Application

Summary of Product characteristics

SAFE-GUARD- FENBENDAZOLE POWDER
SCHERING CORPORATION
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SAFE-GUARD
(FENBENDAZOLE)
DEWORMER
20% TYPE A MEDICATED ARTICLE
CATTLE: DAIRY AND BEEF CATTLE
SWINE: GROWING PIGS, GILTS, PREGNANT SOWS AND BOARS
HORSES
ZOO AND WILDLIFE ANIMALS
GROWING TURKEYS
MUST BE MIXED BEFORE FEEDING ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS AND
PERMITTED CLAIMS.
FOR USE IN MANUFACTURED FEEDS ONLY.
ACTIVE DRUG INGREDIENT: FENBENDAZOLE 200 GRAMS PER KILOGRAM (90.7
GRAMS PER POUND).
INERT INGREDIENTS: ROUGHAGE PRODUCTS OR ROUGHAGE PRODUCTS AND CALCIUM
CARBONATE; AND MINERAL OIL.
CATTLE: DAIRY AND BEEF CATTLE
FOR THE TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF:
LUNGWORMS: Adult _Dictyocaulus viviparus_; STOMACH WORMS: Adult brown
stomach
worms (_Ostertagia ostertagi_), Adult and fourth stage larvae
barberpole worms
(_Haemonchus contortus_), fourth stage larvae barberpole worms (_H.
placei_), and Adult
and fourth stage larvae small stomach worms (_Trichostrongylus axei_);
INTESTINAL
WORMS (Adult and fourth stage larvae): hookworms (_Bunostomum
phlebotomum_),
thread-necked intestinal worms (_Nematodirus helvetianus_), small
intestinal worms
(_Cooperia punctata & C. oncophora_), bankrupt worms
(_Trichostrongylus colubriformis_),
and nodular worms (_Oesophagostomum radiatum_).
DRUG FEEDING RATE:
5 mg fenbendazole per kg body weight in a one (1) day treatment (2.27
mg
fenbendazole per pound).
Do not underdose. Ensure each animal receives a complete dose based on
a current
body weight. Underdosing may result in ineffective treatment, and
encourage the
development of parasite resistance.
MIXING DIRECTIONS:
Thoroughly mix SAFE-GUARD 20% Type A medicated article with
non-medicated cattle
feed according to the table below to obtain the proper concentration
in the Type B
®
®
medicated feed. The following table gives examples of how some Type B
medicated feed
concentrations can be prepared:
CATTLE TYPE B MEDICATED FEED INSTRUCTIONS
POUNDS OF TYPE A MEDICATED
ARTICLE TO ADD PER TON OF FEED
TO MAKE A TYPE B MEDICATED
FEED
RESULTING FENBENDAZOLE
CONCENTRATION IN TYPE B
MEDICATED