Dekostar 1% (Doramectin) Solution for injection 100ml
Description
The drug is available in the form of a clear, pale yellow solution for injection.
Composition
1 ml of the preparation contains the active ingredient:
- doramectin – 10 m
Pharmacological properties
The main substance of the drug has a nematicidal, insecticidal and acaricidal effect, and also has larvicidal and ovicidal properties. Doramectin blocks the activity of nerve and muscle cells in nematodes and arthropods, they have paralysis, then death occurs.
The recommended dose for mammals does not harm their nervous system and muscles, therefore the drug is considered safe for them. The drug is in the blood of the animal for a long time, therefore it protects them from parasitic diseases and reinvasion.
Application
The drug is prescribed for the prevention and treatment of cattle, sheep, and pigs for diseases caused by nematodes and ectoparasites:
- cattle (gastrointestinal nematodes (adults and larvae of the 4th stage), pulmonary helminths (adults and larvae of the 4th stage), scabies mites). Also, the drug prevents reinfection by: Ostertagia ostertagi – 35 days, Cooperia oncophora – 21 hours, Dictyoaculus viviparous – 35 days, Bunostomum phlebotomy – 22 days, Oesophagostomum radiatum – 21 hours, Trichostrongilus axei – 28 days, Linognatus vituli – 28 days ,Psoroptes bovis – 42 days , Haemonchus placeі – 28 days;
- sheep (gastrointestinal nematodes (adults and larvae of the 4th stage), scabies mites, pulmonary worms, nasal worms);
- pigs (gastrointestinal nematodes (adults and larvae of the 4th stage), pulmonary worms, lice).
Dosage
The drug is recommended to be given in the following doses:
- cattle with the calculation of 1 ml per 50 kg of body weight, 1 time as a subcutaneous injection into the neck;
- sheep with the calculation of 1 ml per 50 kg of body weight, once as an intramuscular injection;
- pigs are injected intramuscularly once in a ratio of 1 ml per 33 kg of body weight.
- For piglets weighing less than 16 kg, the dosage is as follows:
Body weight/kg | Dose/ml |
Less than 4 | 0.1 |
5-7 | 0.2 |
8-10 | 0.3 |
11-13 | 0,4 |
14-16 | 0.5 |
Contraindications
Do not use the drug in females during lactation, whose milk is used for human food.
Do not administer the drug to cows during pregnancy and to heifers 60 days before calving.
Precautions It is
permissible to use meat of cattle and sheep for human consumption 35 days after the last administration of the drug, pigs – after 28 days. When animals are slaughtered for a predetermined period, the meat is fed to carnivores or disposed of as waste.
Storage
The drug should be stored in a dry place at a temperature not exceeding +30 degrees.
The shelf life is 36 months from the date of issue.