Strongid- P
Granules
Contra-indications, warnings, etc
Not for use in horses
with known hypersensitivity to the active ingredient.
Stomach-tube
administration: normal precautions should be observed. Only to be
carried out by a veterinary surgeon.
Operator warning:
Avoid contact with
skin. Wash hands and any other parts of the body which come into contact
with the product.
Avoid inhalation of
the product. Where a number of horses are to be dosed, for example in a
yard, it is recommended to wear a dust mask.
For animal treatment
only.
Keep out of reach of
children.
Withdrawal period:
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 bodyweight, 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
anthelmintics belonging to another pharmacological class and having a
different mode of action should be used.
Resistance to pyrantel
has been reported in cyathostomes in horses in a number of countries,
including the EU. Therefore the use of this product should be based on a
local (regional, farm) epidemiological information about susceptibility
of nematodes and recommendations on how to limit further selection for
resistance to anthelmintics.
Dosage and
administration
To ensure
administration of a correct dose, bodyweight should be determined as
accurately as possible; accuracy of the dosing device should be checked.
Administration
Strongid-P Granules is
recommended for feed or stomach-tube administration in horses, ponies
and foals of over four weeks of age and donkeys. It is not necessary to
withhold any feed prior to administration. Administer medicated feed or
suspension immediately after mixing.
Feed
Strongid-P Granules
should be dispersed evenly in the feed – preferably a relatively reduced
quantity to ensure consumption. Any unconsumed medicated feed should be
discarded.
Stomach tube
Strongid-P Granules
suspends in warm water and it may be administered by a veterinary
surgeon via a stomach tube. Add the required amount of Strongid-P
Granules to warm water and stir immediately before use. Any medicated
water which is not administered within 24 hours should be discarded.
Dosage
For the control and
treatment of strongyles including benzimidazole resistant strains (redworm),
Oxyuris (seatworm/pinworm) and
Parascaris (roundworm), Strongid-P should be used at a dose rate
of 19 mg pyrantel embonate per kg bodyweight.
Sachet pack
1 sachet per 300 kg
(660 lb) bodyweight. Each sachet contains 7.43 g Strongid-P Granules
(5.7 g pyrantel embonate).
Dosing programmes
Strongyles (including
benzimidazole resistant strains), Oxyuris and
Parascaris.
Foals
one to eight months of age:
Dose every four weeks.
Horses
and donkeys over eight months of age:
Routinely dose every
six to eight weeks, but during the summer and autumn when at grass dose
every four to six weeks.
Always dose three to
four days before turning out after in-wintering.
Suckler mares:
It has been shown that
reduction of strongyle challenge to the suckling foal at pasture can be
achieved by using clean pasture (re-seeded or not grazed the previous
year by horses), dosing the mare three to four days before turning out
and then at intervals of two to four weeks until the end of autumn.
Ideally mares with
foals should go out to "clean" pasture or, if this is not possible,
delay turning them out until June.
Dosage
For the control and
treatment of Anoplocephala perfoliata Tapeworm:
Strongid-P should be
used at a dose rate of 38 mg pyrantel embonate per kg bodyweight, that
is twice the dose rate for strongyles.
Sachet pack
1 sachet per 150 kg
(330 lb) bodyweight. Each sachet contains 7.43 g Strongid-P Granules
(5.7 g pyrantel embonate).
Dosing
programme – Anoplocephala perfoliata
The need for
retreatment may vary, but if considered necessary should be carried out
after an interval of six weeks.
Further information
Strongid-P Granules
are well tolerated in horses and donkeys, including young foals of over
four weeks of age, pregnant mares, and stallions, provided the
recommendations are followed.
Pyrantel embonate is
the recognised UK name for the active principle in Strongid-P Granules
and is synonymous with pyrantel pamoate.
Pyrantel embonate is
also available as Strongid-P Paste and Strongid Caramel, presented in a
disposable plastic syringe for direct oral administration.
