NADA Number: 015-182 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Canopar Tablets |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. |
| Sponsor Address |
P.O. Box 21 Sandown Village, NJ 3171 VIC Australia |
| Ingredients |
Thenium Closylate |
| Species |
Dog, excluding under 5 pounds Dog, excluding not weaned |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Tablet |
| Drug Form |
Tablet |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.2362 Thenium closylate tablets. Specifications: Thenium closylate tablets contain thenium closylate equivalent to 500 milligrams thenium as base in each tablet. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: Dogs weighing 10 pounds and over are administered 1 tablet as a single dose. Dogs weighing 5 to 10 pounds are administered one-half tablet twice during a single day. All dosages are given for 1 day only. The treatment should be repeated after 2 or 3 weeks. Indications: The tablets are administered orally to dogs as a single day treatment of canine ancylostomiasis by the removal from the intestines of the adult forms of the species Ancylostoma caninum and Uncinaria stenocephala (hookworms). Limitations: Suckling puppies or recently weaned puppies weighing less than 5 pounds should not be treated with the drug. Animals that are severely infected exhibiting evidence of intestinal hemorrhage, debilitation and anemia, should be given supportive treatment. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |