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POM-VPS (previously
PML) |
Pharmaceutical
precautions
Do not store above 25°C.
Protect from direct sunlight. Keep syringe in outer
carton
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Presentation
Syringes containing 24g of
an 18.75% paste formulation of fenbendazole and 0.2%
apple and cinnamon flavour as a ready to administer oral
anthelmintic for horses. 1g Panacur Equine Paste
contains 0.187g active ingredient Fenbendazole PhEur |
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Dosage and
administration
It is recommended that horses and ponies are
routinely wormed with a single dose of this product
every 6 to 8 weeks. In Late Winter or Spring, mass
emergence of encysted mucosal small redworm from the
horse’s gut can cause parasitic diarrhoea, mild
recurring colic, weight and appetite loss and weakness.
To avoid this, it is recommended that horses are
administered the 5-day Panacur treatment in the Autumn
(ideally late October/November) and again in the Spring
(ideally in February). All new horses whose worming
history is unknown should also be administered the 5-day
Panacur treatment.
Pregnant mares and young foals may also be safely
treated with Panacur at the recommended dosage levels.
Routine treatment
One syringe per 600 kg bodyweight as a single dose.
Administer the paste orally by squeezing onto the back
of the horse’s tongue. Assess bodyweight as accurately
as possible before calculating the dosage. The use of a
‘weigh band’ is recommended. It is not necessary to
withhold feed before or after treatment.
Increased dosing for specific infections:
For the control of encysted small redworm and migrating
large redworm larvae, administer one syringe per 600 kg
bodyweight daily for 5 consecutive days.
For the control of diarrhoea caused by Strongyloides
westeri, in 2-3 week-old suckling foals, administer one
syringe per 90 kg bodyweight on a single occasion.
Studies have indicated that inhibited 3rd stage small
strongyle larvae represent 50% of the total larval
population in the horse.
Panacur has been used extensively for the treatment of
worm infestations in exotic animal species. For further
information on suggested dose rates, please contact the
Veterinary Adviser of the company.
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PANACUR EQUINE PASTE
Contra-indications,
warnings, etc
General warnings
Care should be taken to avoid the following practices because
they increase the risk of development of resistance and could
ultimately result in ineffective therapy:
-Too frequent and repeated use of anthelmintics from the same
class, over an extended period of time.
-Underdosing, which may be due to underestimation of body
weight, misadministration of the product, or lack of calibration
of the dosing device (if any).
Suspected clinical cases of resistance to anthelmintics should
be further investigated using appropriate tests (e.g. Faecal Egg
Count Reduction Test). Where the results of the test(s) strongly
suggest resistance to a particular anthelmintic, an anthelmintic
belonging to another pharmacological class and having a
different mode of action should be used.
Resistance to fenbendazole has been reported in cyathostomes in
horses. Therefore the use of this product should be based on
local (regional, farm) epidemiological information about
susceptibility of nematodes and recommendations on how to limit
further se
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