Composition:
Contains per sachet of 2.36 gram:
Diminazene aceturate 1.05 g.
Phenazone 1.31 g.
Contains per sachet of 23.6 gram:
Diminazene aceturate 10.5 g.
Phenazone 13.1 g.
Description:
Diminazene aceturate belongs to the group of aromatic diamidines with therapeutic activity against babesiosis, piroplasmosis and trypanosomiasis.
Indications:
Treatment of babesiosis, piroplasmosis and trypanosomiasis in camels, cattle, cats, dogs, goats, horses, sheep and swine.
Contra-indications:
Administration to animals with known hypersensitivity to diminazene and/or phenazone.
Administration to animals with an impaired renal and/or hepatic function.
Side effects:
Hypersensitivity reactions have been reported. Salivation, sweating, tremors can occur.
Multiple therapeutic doses can produce severe nervous signs and prominent haemorrhagic and malacic lesions of the cerebellum, midbrain, and thalamus in dogs.
After multiple therapeutic doses degenerative fatty changes can occur in liver, kidneys, myocardium and muscles.
Multiple therapeutic doses can produce prominent haemorrhagic and malacic lesions of the cerebellum and the thalamus in cattle.
Dosage:
For deep intramuscular administration.
Dissolve 2.36 (23.6) gram of powder in 15 (150) ml of sterile water before use to prepare an injectable solution, and administer at 1 ml per 20 kg body weight (i.e. 2.36 (23.6) g per 300 (3000) kg body weight). Use only freshly prepared solutions for injections.
Withdrawal times:
- For meat: 21 days.
- For milk: 4 days.
Packaging:
Sachet of 2.36 or 23.6 g.