Complete Up To Date Information about Levamisole Hydrochloride Soluble Drench Powder.
ANADA Number: 200-386 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Levamisole Hydrochloride Soluble Drench Powder |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Teva Animal Health, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
3915 South 48th Street Ter. St. Joseph, MO 64506 USA |
| Ingredients |
Levamisole Hydrochloride |
| Species |
Cattle, beef Sheep, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Powder |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Cattle: 48 hours before slaughter.
Sheep: 72 hours before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.1242a Levamisole hydrochloride drench and drinking water. Specifications: 46.8 grams per packet. Conditions of use: Cattle Amount: 8 milligrams per kilogram body weight as a drench. Indications: Effective against the following adult nematode infections: Stomach worms (Haemonchus placei, Ostertagia ostertagi, Trichostrongylus axei); intestinal worms (T. longispicularis, Cooperia oncophora, C. punctata, Nematodirus spathiger, Bunostomum phlebotomum, Oesophagostomum radiatum); and lungworms (Dictyocaulus viviparus). Limitations: Do not slaughter for food within 48 hours of treatment. Not for use in dairy animals of breeding age. Conditions of constant helminth exposure may require retreatment 2 to 4 weeks after the first treatment. Consult your veterinarian before using in severely debilitated animals. Specifications: 11.7 grams per packet. Sheep Amount: 8 milligrams per kilogram body weight as a drench. Indications: Effective against the following adult nematode infections: Stomach worms (Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus axei, Teladorsagia circumcincta); intestinal worms (Trichostrongylus colubriformis, Cooperia curticei, Nematodirus spathiger, Bunostomum trigonocephalum, Oesophagostomum columbianum, Chabertia ovina), and lungworms (Dictyocaulus filaria). Limitations: Do not slaughter for food within 72 hours of treatment. Conditions of constant helminth exposure may require retreatment 2 to 4 weeks after the first treatment. Consult veterinarian before using in severely debilitated animals. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance of 0.1 part per million is established for negligible residues of levamisole hydrochloride in the edible tissues of cattle, sheep, and swine. |