Clear amber broad spectrum anthelmintic solution containing 3.0% w/v levamisole hydrochloride PhEur (30mg/ml), with 0.0766% w/v sodium selenate (equivalent to 0.32mg/ml elemental selenium) plus 0.3434% w/v cobalt sulphate heptahydrate (equivalent to 0.72mg/ml elemental cobalt) as nutritional supplements.

For the treatment of sheep and cattle infected with mature and developing immature stages of the following levamisole-susceptible nematode worm species:

Gastro-intestinal worms

Trichostrongylus spp., Cooperia spp., Ostertagia spp. (except inhibited Ostertagia larvae in cattle), Haemonchus spp., Nematodirus spp., Bunostomum spp., Oesophagostomum spp., Chabertia spp.

Lungworms

Dictyocaulus spp.

Levacur SC 3% is not effective against Type II winter scour.

Levacur SC 3% also contains the trace elements selenium and cobalt as an aid in the prevention of selenium and cobalt deficiency.

For oral administration only.

Sheep

2.5ml per 10kg bodyweight (7.5mg levamisole hydrochloride per kg bodyweight). For example:

Sheep over 60 kg should be given a further 1 ml for each additional 4 kg bodyweight.

Cattle

2.5ml per 10kg bodyweight (7.5mg levamisole hydrochloride per kg bodyweight), up to a maximum of 75ml for cattle weighing 300kg and over. For example:

Treatment should be repeated when reinfestation occurs.

The selenium and cobalt in this product are trace elements of use as nutritional supplements.

If a deficiency is suspected consult your veterinary surgeon.

Levacur SC 3% must not be used in animals producing milk for human consumption.  Cattle must not be treated within a period of 14 days before or after treatment with organophosphorus compounds or diethylcarbamazine citrate.  The product may be given to young, pregnant and lactating animals, but due regard must always be paid to the animal's physical condition and the presence of intercurrent diseases.

Care should be taken to estimate accurately the bodyweight of animals to be treated before calculating the dosage.  At normal therapeutic dosage side effects are rarely seen.  Overdosage may occasionally result in the appearance of cholinergic-type symptoms such as salivation, muscular tremors and head shaking.  These effects are more likely to be observed in cattle than in sheep.

Withdrawal periods

Animals must not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment.  Sheep and cattle may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 18 days from last treatment.

Operator warnings

When using, do not eat, drink or smoke.  Wash splashes from eyes and skin immediately.  Take off contaminated clothing immediately.  Wash hands and exposed skin before meals and after work.  Levamisole can cause idiosyncratic reactions and serious blood disorders in a very small number of people.  If symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting or abdominal discomfort are experienced when using this product, or sore mouth/throat or fever occur shortly afterwards, then medical advice should be sought immediately.  When a dosing gun is used to administer the product, care should be taken to avoid the occurrence of pharyngitis.

Veterinary advice should be sought on appropriate dosing programmes and stock management to achieve adequate parasite control, and to reduce the likelihood of anthelmintic resistance developing.  It should also be sought if the product does not achieve the desired clinical effect since other diseases, nutritional disturbances or anthelmintic resistance may be involved.  The product should only be used in areas where deficiencies of selenium and cobalt are likely to occur.

In case of doubt, consult your veterinary surgeon.

For animal treatment only.  Keep out of the reach of children.

Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original container.

2.5, 5 and 10 litre multidose containers.

Following the administration of Levacur SC 3% peak blood levels of levamisole are achieved within 1–3 hours. When cattle are dosed to control lungworm, they should be moved from the infected pasture at time of treatment. If cattle are left on the same pasture, further clinical signs may be seen 10–14 days after treatment due to reinfestation.

Class of anthelmintic: 2-LM.

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