Since 05/14/2019, Modification of the prescription and dispensing conditions for this veterinary product: To be dispensed only on prescription which must be kept for at least 5 years.
Strongid Horses Wormer Horse 26g is a wormer for horses whose activity leads to spastic paralysis of gastrointestinal parasites. Its insolubility gives it an exceptional safety factor
Description and indications STRONGID CHEMICALS DEWATERING HORSE 26G
Strongid Horses Dewormer Horse 26g is used to treat infestations with the following gastrointestinal nematodes (adults):
- Strongylus spp.
- Parascaris equorum
- Oxyurus equi
- Cyathostomum spp.
- Cylicocyclus spp.
The insolubility of Vermifuge Strongid Horses gives it an exceptional safety coefficient indeed the absorption in the digestive tract is extremely low, moreover the absorbed molecule is rapidly metabolized and then excreted by the urinary tract. Strongid Horse is active in a single administration on the parasites of the following horse: Strongilus spp., Parascaris equorum, Oxyurus equi, Cyathostonum spp., Cylicocyclus spp. Pyrantel acts as an acetylcholine agonist at the nicotinic receptors of nematode muscle cells which causes muscle paralysis of the worms, and hence their death and expulsion from the host. Pyrantel has activity on gastrointestinal nematodes and cestodes.
Directions for use and advice STRONGID HORSES
The weight of the animals must be evaluated as precisely as possible before calculating the dose of Strongid Horse.
6.6 mg of Pyrantel per kg of bodyweight, in single administration, orally, i.e. 1 applicator of 26 grs for an adult horse of 600 kg. Strongid Cheval's paste is administered orally, in the absence of any food, by introducing the end of the applicator into the interdental space and by depositing the required amount of paste at the base of the tongue. Each graduation of the applicator makes it possible to treat 150 kg of live weight.
Composition
Strongid Horses Dewormer Horse 26g contains:
- Pyrantel enbonate form: 152.30 mg
- Methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218): 1.05 mg
- Propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216): 0.30 mg
- Excipient qs: 1 g
Precautions for use
Use of Strongid Horses Dewormer Horse 26g during pregnancy or lactation: Studies in laboratory animals have not shown any embryotoxic or teratogenic potential of pyrantel. Safety in the mare has not been studied. Since pyrantel is poorly absorbed, the use of this medicinal product should not pose any particular problem.
Presentation
Strongid Horses is packaged in an oral syringe of 26g.