Introduction

Company name: J. M. Loveridge p.l.c.

Address: Southbrook Road

Southampton SO15 1BH

Telephone: (023) 8022 8411

Fax: (023) 8063 9836

Email: admin@jmloveridge.com

Website: www.jmloveridge.com

Presentation

White scored tablets containing Piperazine Citrate PhEur 500 mg per tablet.

Uses

Control of Ascarids and Hookworm in dogs and cats.

Dosage and administration

Preliminary fasting and subsequent purging are unnecessary and a single dose is usually adequate.

Dogs and cats

200 mg/kg (1 tablet per 2.5 kg bodyweight: ½ tablet per 1.25 kg bodyweight). Repeat treatment at 3 monthly intervals.

Puppies and kittens should be treated at 2 weeks of age and every 2 weeks until 12 weeks of age. Thereafter they should be treated at 3 month intervals.

Nursing bitches and queens should be treated 2 weeks after giving birth and every 2 weeks until weaning.

It is advisable to treat bitches and queens at the same time as the puppies or kittens.

Contra-indications, warnings, etc

Do not repeat treatment if vomiting occurs shortly after dosing.

Do not administer more than 6 tablets in a single dose.

If no vomiting occurs, the remaining dose may be given after 3 hours.

Whilst piperazine compounds have few side effects and are of low toxicity, care should be taken, especially with kittens and puppies to ensure that the correct dosage is calculated by weighing the animal prior to administration of the drug. Animals weighing less than 1.25 kg should be treated with a suitable anthelmintic licensed for this purpose.

Consult a veterinary surgeon before treating pregnant animals or those with a history of epilepsy or severe renal dysfunction.

Pharmaceutical precautions

Keep out of the reach of children.

Store in a dry place at a temperature below 25°C. Protect from light.

Legal category

AVM-GSL

Packaging Quantities

Containers of 500 tablets.

Further information

Transient neurological effects and urticarial reactions have occasionally been noted.

Marketing authorisation number

Vm 00531/4043.