RAFOXANIDE 3%

RAFOXANIDE 3%

RAFOXANIDE 3%

Oral Suspension

Product description

Composition

Each 100 ml contains:
Rafoxanide                              3 gm

Properties

Rafoxanide acts by uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation of flukes, including reduced ATP levels, decreased glycogen content and accumulation of succinate.

Indications

  • Rafoxanide is used as fasciolicide in cattle and, sheep active against adult and immature flukes aged 6 to 8 weeks and older.
  • Rafoxanide is also active against gastrointestinal nematodes (Haemonchus, Bunostomum, Oesophagostomum, and Gaigeria species) and against the sheep nasal bot fly (Oestrus ovis)

Target species

Cattle and sheep

Dosage and Administration

To be administered orally:

Cattle:

  • 15 ml (Rafoxanide 3%) / 40 kg bodyweight repeat after 3 weeks.

Sheep:

  • 2 ml (Rafoxanide 3%) / 8 kg bodyweight repeat after 3 weeks.

Warnings & Precautions

  • Dairy cattle should be treated only during their dry period.
  • In case of acute fasciolosis the administration might be repeated after 3 weeks to eliminate maturing flukes that may have escaped the earlier treatment

Contra Indications

  • Rafoxanide is contraindicated in lactating animals whose milk and milk products are to be used for human consumption

Side Effects

None

Withdrawal time

  • Withdrawal period: 60 days.

Storage condition

Store at temperature not exceeding 30°C and used after opening for 50 days at temperature not exceeding 30°C.

Packaging

50, 100, 125, 200, 250, 300, 500 &1000 ml

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