Complete Up To Date Information about Equimax™ Paste.
NADA Number: 141-215 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Equimax™ Paste |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Virbac AH, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
3200 Meacham Blvd Ft. Worth, Tx 76137 |
| Ingredients |
Ivermectin Praziquantel |
| Species |
Horse, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Paste |
| Drug Form |
Paste |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Patent Number |
5824653 |
| Exclusivity |
Granted for the use in horses to treat summer sores, some types of dermatitis, and the following internal parasites: tapeworms, large strongyles, pinworms, ascarids, hairworms, large-mouth stomach worms, bots, lungworms, and intestinal threadworms. Granted for the use breeding, pregnant and lactating mares without adverse effects on fertility. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.1198 Ivermectin and praziquantel paste. Specifications: Each milligram of paste contains 0.0187 mg (1.87 percent) ivermectin and 0.1403 mg (14.03 percent) praziquantel. Conditions of use: Horses Amount: 200 microgram per kilogram ivermectin (91 microgram per pound) and 1.5 milligram per kilogram praziquantel (681 micrograms per pound) body weight. Indications for use: For treatment and control of the following parasites in horses: Tapeworms--Anoplocephala perfoliata; Large Strongyles (adults)--Strongylus vulgaris (also early forms in blood vessels), S.edentatus (also tissue stages), S. equinus, Triodontophorus spp.; Small Strongyles (adults, including those resistant to some benzimidazole class compounds)--Cyathostomum species, Cylicocyclus species, Cylicostephanus species, Cylicodontophorus species; Small Strongyles--fourth-stage larvae; Pinworms (adults and fourth-stage larvae)--Oxyuris equi; Ascarids (adults and third- and fourth-stage larvae)--Parascaris equorum; Hairworms (adults)--Trichostrongylus axei; Large-mouth Stomach Worms (adults)--Habronema muscae; Bots (oral and gastric stages)--Gasterophilus species; Lungworms (adults and fourth-stage larvae)--Dictyocaulus arnfieldi; Intestinal Threadworms (adults)--Strongyloides westeri; Summer Sores caused by Habronema and Draschia spp. cutaneous third-stage larvae; Dermatitis caused by neck threadworm microfilariae, Onchocerca species. Limitations: For oral use only. Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance is established for 22,23-dihydroavermectin B1a (marker residue) in liver (target tissue) as follows: a. In cattle 100 parts per billion. b. In swine 20 parts per billion. c. In sheep 30 parts per billion. d. In reindeer 15 parts per billion. e. In American bison 15 parts per billion. Muscle residues are not indicative of the safety of other edible tissues. A tolerance is established for 22,23-dihydroavermectin B1a (marker residue) in muscle as follows: a. Swine 20 parts per billion b. Cattle 10 parts per billion |