Complete Up To Date Information about Telmin Equine Wormer.
NADA Number: 091-736 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Telmin® Equine Wormer |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. |
| Sponsor Address |
P.O. Box 21 Sandown Village, NJ 3171 VIC Australia |
| Ingredients |
Mebendazole |
| Species |
Horse, not for meat production |
| Routes of Administration |
Nasogastic intubation Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Powder Liquid (suspension) |
| Drug Form |
Powder |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
| Patent Number |
3657267 |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.1320 Mebendazole oral. Specifications: As oral powder: Each gram contains either 40 or 166.7 milligrams of mebendazole. Conditions of use: Horses Amount: 1 gram of mebendazole per 250 pounds of body weight per dose, as an oral powder. Indications: It is used in horses for treatment of infections caused by large roundworms (Parascaris equorum); large strongyles (Strongylus edentatus, S. equinus, S. vulgaris); small strongyles; and mature and immature (4th larval stage pinworms (Oxyuris equi)). Limitations: The drug is given by sprinkling directly on the grain portion of the ration or dissolving in 2 to 4 pints of water and administering by stomach tube. The drug is compatible with carbon disulfide, which can be used concurrently for both control (Gastrophilus species). Routine cautions regarding the use of carbon disulfide must be observed. Do not administer to horses intended for use as food. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |