Oramectin Oral Solution
Composition: Each 1 ml contains: Ivermectin 0.8 mg.
Properties: Ivermectin is an endectocide with activity against a wide range of internal and external parasites. It enhances the release of gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) at presynaptic neurons. GABA acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter and blocks the post-synaptic stimulation of the adjacent neuron in nematodes or the muscle fiber in arthropods. By stimulating the release of GABA, ivermectin causes paralysis of the parasite and eventual death.
Indications: ORAMECTIN is used for the treatment of following parasites.
Sheep & Goats: Gastrointestinal roundworms: Ostertagia circumcincta, Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus spp., Cooperia spp., Strongyloides papillosus, Oesophagostomum spp., Chabertia ovina, Nematodirus spp., Trichuris ovis (adult).
Lungworms: Dictyocaulus filaria (adult and immature).
Nasal Bots: Oestrus ovis (all larval stages).
Mange Mites: Psoroptes ovis.
Cattle: Gastrointestinal roundworms: Ostertagia circumcincta, Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus
spp., Cooperia spp., Strongyloides papillosus, Oesophagostomum spp., Chabertia ovina, Nematodirus spp., Trichuris ovis (adult).
Lungworms: Dictyocaulus viviparus (adult and immature).
Grubs: Hypoderma bovis, Hypoderma lineatum.
Lice: Linognathus vituli, Haematopinus eurysternus.
Mange Mites: Sarcoptes bovis.
Horses: Adult and 4th small strongyles, the large strongyles: Strongylus vulgaris, S. equines, S. edentates.
Ascarids: Parascaris equorum.
Pinworms: Oxyuris equi.
Stomach worms: Draschia megastoma, Habronema spp.
Intestinal worms: Trichostrongylus axei.
Lungworms: Dictyocaulus arnfieldi.
Target Species: Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Horses.
Dose: To be used as oral drench.
2.5 ml of ORAMECTIN per 10 kg B.Wt. as a single dose and not to be repeated.
Side effects: Occasional coughing in sheep and goats.
Contra-indication:
• Not to be used in animals producing milk for human consumption.
• Not to be used in animals with hypersensitivity to ivermectin.
Warnings & Precautions:
• Avoid contact with the eyes, skin and clothing. • Resistance may be developed to any drench.
Withdrawal Time: • Meat for sheep & goats: 14 days. • Meat for Cattle: 28 days.
Storage: Store at temperature not exceeding 30ºC and to be used immediately after opening.