Complete Up To Date Information about Banminth / Mecadox .
NADA Number: 092-955 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Banminth® / Mecadox® |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Phibro Animal Health |
| Sponsor Address |
710 Rt 46 East Suite 401 Fairfield, NJ 07004 |
| Ingredients |
Pyrantel Tartrate Carbadox |
| Species |
Swine, up to 75 pounds |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Medicated feed |
| Drug Form |
Type A Medicated Article |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Patent Number |
3644624 4211781 |
| Withdrawal Time |
Swine: 10 weeks before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
558.485 Pyrantel tartrate. Specifications: Type A medicated articles containing pyrantel tartrate 9.6, 19.2, and 80 grams per pound Conditions of use: Swine Amount: Pyrantel tartrate at 96 grams (0.0106 percent) per ton of feed; carbadox at 50 grams (0.0055 percent) per ton of feed. Indications: For control of swine dysentery (vibrionic dysentery, bloody scours or hemorrhagic dysentery); control of bacterial swine enteritis (salmonellosis or necrotic enteritis caused by Salmonella choleraesuis); aid in the prevention of migration and establishment of large roundworm (Ascaris suum) infections; aid in the prevention of establishment of nodular worm (Oesophagostomum) infections. Limitations: Do not feed to swine weighing over 75 pounds. Do not feed within 10 weeks of slaughter. Consult a veterinarian before feeding to severely debilitated animals. Feed continuously as sole ration. Do not use in Type C feeds containing less than 15 percent crude protein. Consult veterinarian before using in severely debilitated animals. Do not mix in Type B or Type C medicated feeds containing bentonite. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established for residues of pyrantel tartrate in edible tissues of swine as follows: a. 10 parts per million in liver and kidney. b. 1 part per million in muscle. A tolerance of 30 parts per billion is established for residues of quinoxaline-2-carbosylic acid (marker residue) in liver (target tissue) in swine. |