Pyratape P Paste contra-indications, dosage, admistration and pharmaceutical precautions

Legal category
POM-VPS (previously PML)

Pharmaceutical precautions
Do not store above 25°C and protect from freezing and sunlight.
On occasions when only part of the paste is used, replace the cap and store as indicated.
Keep out of reach of children

Presentation
A ready to administer, light yellow coloured, oral anthelmintic paste for horses and other equines. Each 28.5g syringe contains 11.4g pyrantel embonate as active ingredient

Dosage and administration
Administer orally, one syringe per 600kg bodyweight as a single dose (=19mg pyrantel embonate per kg bodyweight).
Increased dosing for treatment of tapeworm infections
Double the dose rate, ie Two syringes per 600kg bodyweight (=38mg pyrantel embonate/kg bodyweight).
Assess bodyweight as accurately as possible before calculating the dosage. The use of a `weigh band' is recommended.
Position the dosage ring of the syringe at the appropriate mark using the recommended dosage. Open the mouth of the horse and eject the contents of the syringe onto the back of the tongue. Raising the horse's head sometimes assists in the swallowing process.

Foals aged 1-8 months
Foals should be treated with Pyratape P from 4 weeks of age and retreated every 4 weeks.

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PYRATAPE P
Contra-indications, warnings, etc

Do not administer to horses for human consumption.
Do not use in severely debilitated animals.
Combined administration of pyrantel and levamisole or piperazine is not recommended.
Operator warnings
Avoid contact with the skin. Wash hands after use.
The same syringe should only be used to dose 2 animals if they are either grazing together or are on the same premises and in direct contact with one another.
Pyratape P is safe for use in horses and ponies of all ages, including suckling foals, pregnant mares and stallions. Impaction of the small intestine may occur in foals heavily infected with Ascarids. Colic symptoms may be seen as soon as 30 minutes after treatment.

Uses
A broad spectrum anthelmintic for the treatment of adult infections of large and small redworms, Ascarids and Pinworms found in the gastro-intestinal tract of horses, ponies and foals. Pyratape P also treats and controls tapeworm infection.
The broad spectrum activity includes:
Large roundworms
- Parascaris equorum
Large strongyles
- Strongylus vulgaris, S. edentatus, S. equinus
Small strongyles
- Trichonema spp. (Cyathostomes), Triodontophorus spp.
Pinworms
- Oxyuris equi, Probstmayria vivipara
Tapeworms
- Anoplocephala perfoliata