Elanco Milbemycin - Praziquantel 4 mg/10 mg Film-Coated Tablets for Small Cats and Kittens

Ülke: Birleşik Krallık

Dil: İngilizce

Kaynak: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)

Aktif bileşen:

Milbemycin Oxime (A3 and A4), Praziquantel

Mevcut itibaren:

Elanco Europe Ltd

ATC kodu:

QP54AB51

INN (International Adı):

Milbemycin Oxime (A3 and A4), Praziquantel

Farmasötik formu:

Coated tablet

Reçete türü:

POM-V - Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinarian

Terapötik grubu:

Cats

Terapötik alanı:

Anthelmintic

Yetkilendirme durumu:

Authorized

Yetkilendirme tarihi:

2022-12-29

Ürün özellikleri

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Elanco Milbemycin - Praziquantel 4 mg/10 mg film-coated tablets for
small cats and
kittens
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
One tablet contains:
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES:
Milbemycin oxime
4 mg
Praziquantel
10 mg
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet.
Oblong shaped, beige to brown, artificial beef flavoured tablet with a
score on both
sides. One side bears the imprint “BC”, the other side “NA”.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Cats
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
In cats: treatment of mixed infections by immature and adult cestodes
AND nematodes
of the following species:
-
Cestodes:
_Dipylidium caninum_
_Taenia spp._
_Echinococcus multilocularis_
-
Nematodes:
_Ancylostoma tubaeforme_
_Toxocara cati_
Prevention of heartworm disease (_Dirofilaria immitis_) if concomitant
treatment against
cestodes is indicated.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in cats of less than 6 weeks of age and/or weighing less
than 0.5 kg.
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4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
In order to develop an effective worm control programme local
epidemiological
information and the risk of exposure of the cat should be taken into
account.
It is recommended to treat all the animals living in the same
household concomitantly.
When infection with the cestode _D. caninum_ has been confirmed,
concomitant
treatment against intermediate hosts, such as fleas and lice, should
be discussed with a
veterinarian to prevent re-infection.
4.5
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Special precautions for use in animals
As per good veterinary practice, animals should be weighed to ensure
accurate dosing.
Ensure cats and kittens weighing between 0.5 kg and ≤2 kg receive
the appropriate
tablet strength (4 mg MBO/10 mg praziquantel) and the appropriate dose
(1/2 or 1
tablet) for the corresponding weight