Strongid- P
Paste
Contra-indications,
warnings, etc
Not for use in horses
with known hypersensitivity to the active ingredient.
Only for direct oral
administration.
The same oral dose
should only be used to dose two animals if they are both healthy and are
either running together, or are on the same premises and in direct
contact with each other.
Avoid contact with the
skin. Wash hands and any other parts of the body which come into contact
with the product.
To be used for animal
treatment only.
Keep out of the 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.
Uses
Strongid-P Paste is a
safe, effective, well accepted and easily administered broad-spectrum
anthelmintic, which is indicated for use in the horse and donkey for the
control and treatment of adult infections of large and small strongyles,
Oxyuris, Parascaris and
Anoplocephala perfoliata.
Strongid-P Paste is
effective against benzimidazole resistant strains of small strongyles
and should be used wherever the presence of such strains is suspected.
Dosage and
administration
Administration
Strongid-P Paste is
recommended for direct oral 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. The following method of administration
is recommended:
1.Position the locking ring over
the appropriate mark on the plunger.
2.Remove the cap from the nozzle.
3.The paste is best deposited on
the upper surface (dorsum) of the tongue. Introduce the nozzle end of
the syringe at the corner of the mouth (labial commissure). Direct the
syringe backwards and depress the plunger to deposit the paste onto the
tongue. Providing the paste is given in this way it is unlikely that any
rejection will occur. Raising of the horse's head by a hand under the
chin sometimes assists in the swallowing process.
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.
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Bodyweight range
NB: 1 kg = 2.2 Ib
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Dose–contents of
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Up to 150 kg
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¼ oral doser
marked
150 kg
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151 kg to 300 kg
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½ oral doser
marked
300 kg
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301 kg to 450 kg
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¾ oral doser
marked
450 kg
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451 kg to 600 kg
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Full oral doser
marked 600 kg
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Note
Position locking ring
over appropriate mark on plunger.
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 38mg pyrantel
embonate per kg bodyweight, that is twice the dose rate for strongyles.
Dosing programme –
Anoplocephala perfoliata
The need for
retreatment may vary, but if considered necessary should be carried out
after an interval of six weeks.
Pharmaceutical
precautions
Do not store above
25°C. Store in tightly closed original container.
Protect from direct
sunlight.
Any product remaining
2 months after first use of an oral doser should be discarded.
Further information
Strongid-P Paste is
well tolerated and is safe to give to horses and donkeys, including
young foals of over four weeks of age and pregnant mares and stallions,
provided the recommendations are followed.
Pyrantel embonate is
the recognised UK name for the active principle in Strongid-P Paste and
is synonymous with pyrantel palmoate.
Pyrantel embonate is
also available as Strongid-P Granules which is recommended for feed, or
stomach-tube administration.
Dispose of any unused
product and empty containers in accordance with guidance from your local
waste regulation authority.
