Drontal broad spectrum wormer for cats (pyrantel, praziquantel) 24 tablets

Description:

The tablets are white, ellipsoidal, yellowish at a break, divided by a strip into two equal parts.

Compound:

One tablet (339 mg) contains:

• pyrantel embonate -230 mg,
• praziquantel -20 mg.

Pharmachologic effect:

ATC vet QP52A, anti-trematous, anti-nematode and anti-cestosis veterinary drugs.

Drontal is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic agent that contains the active ingredients praziquantel, a pyrazinisoquinolone derivative, and pyrantela embonate, a tetrahydropyrimidine derivative.

Praziquantel is rapidly absorbed by the outer shell of tapeworms, after which its damage and contraction occurs. The consequence of a violation of the penetrating properties of membranes is paralysis of parasites.

Pyrantel acts as a cholinergic antagonist, inducing spastic paralysis of roundworms by depolarizing neuromuscular blockade.

Indications for use:

Deworming of cats with nematodes and cestodes: Tohosaga cati (syn.mystax), Ancylostoma sp., Dipylidium caninum, Hydatigera (Taenia) taeniaeformis, Mesocestoides sp., Echinococcus multilocularis, Joyeuxiella pasqualeiella pasqualei

Dosage:

The drug is administered orally once, tablets can be administered directly inside (per os) or in crushed form with meat or sausage, without following a fasting diet in a dose of 1 tablet per 4 kilogram of animal weight

(equivalent to 5 mg parasiquantel and 57.5 mg pyrantel embonate per kilogram):

Do not use on kittens weighing up to 1 kg.

The drug can be used in kittens from 3 weeks of age.

It is recommended to deworm animals once a quarter.

It is recommended to deworm kittens against roundworms (ascaris) twice with an interval of 14 days, 2-3 weeks after weaning.

Contraindications:

Do not use on animals during pregnancy.

Caveats:

No.

Release form:

Foil blisters contain 8 tablets. Three blisters (24 tablets) are packed in a cardboard box.

Storage:

Store the drug in the manufacturer’s closed packaging, in a dry place inaccessible to children and animals, separately from food and feed, at a temperature of 0 to 30 ° C.

Best before date:

4 years.

For veterinary use only!