| 3. Alben 10% Oral Susp. |
Active ingredient
Each ml suspension contains:
| Albendazole | 100 mg |
Indications
For the removal of the following helminthes in sheep and goats:
Gastro-intestinal nematodes:
Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia circumcinta, Ostertagia trifurcata, Trichostrongylus
axei, Trichostrongylus colubriformis, Trichostrongylus vitrinus, Cooperia curticei,
Nematodirus fillicolis, Chabertia ovina, Oesophagostomum venulsum.
Lung nematodes:
Dictyocaulus filiria
Cestodes (tapeworm):
Moniezia benedini, Moniezia expansa, Moniezia denticulata.
Hepatic trematodes:
Fasciola hepatica (mature forms).
Dosage and administration
To be administered as oral drench to cattle.
The dosage for the removal of gastro-intestinal nematodes, lungworm and cestodes
is:
0.75 ml of Alben 10% per 10 kg body weight, in a single dose.
The dosage for the removal of hepatic trematodes (liver –flukes) is:
1.00 ml of Alben 10% per 10 kg body weight, in a single dose.
Safety
Safety margin is up to 5 times the therapeutic dose. The tolerance level by
oral route is 7.5 ml per 10 kg of body weight.
Withdrawal Period
Meat: 14 days.
Milk: 4 days.