Albentabs 250

1. Description

Plano-cylinder tabletswith a strip and a facet from white to gray color and specific odor.

Composition.

0,8 g of the drug (1 tablet) contains: active ingredient albendazole - 250 mg and excipients.

Pharmacological Characteristic

ATCvet QP52A, veterinary drug against trematodes (ATCvet QP52AS11, albendazole)

Active ingredient of the drug — Albendazol (methyl [5 - (propylsulphanyl)-1n-benzimidazol-2-yl] carbamate, benzimidazole derivatives). Albendazole inhibits protein (tubular) synthesis, resulting in a disturbance of nutrients entrance, intracellular transport and exchange of adenosine triphosphate and glucose. The mitochondrial reaction is reduced through inhibition fumaratereduktase, causing a decrease of glycogen and the death of the parasites from exhaustion.

Application

Deworming of dogs and cats with gastro-intestinal and pulmonary nematodes, some imaginal cestodes and trematodes:

1. - Pulmonary and gastrointestinal nematodoses — Trichuriasis (Trichuris vulpis, Trichuris nutria), toxocarosis(Toxocara canis),toxoscarosis(Toxascaris leonina), ancylostomiasis(Ancylostoma caninum), uncinariosis (Uncinaria stenocephala);

- Cestodosis — dipilidiosis (Dipylidium caninum), diphyllobothriasis (Diphyllobothrium latum, Diphyllobothrium minus),mesocestoidiasis (Mesocestoides lineatus, Mesocestoides petrovi), Taeniosis (Taenia hydatigena, Taenia pisiformis, Taenia ovis);
- Trematodosis - opisthorchiasis(Opisthorchis felineus).

Dosage

Drug is appliedper os, once or twice with an interval of 7 days with mealin doses given in the table below:

Contraindications and Precautions

Use is forbiden for pregnant animals and during lactogenesis. Animalswhich are hypersensitivity to bezimidazol compounds, could have complications, such as: allergic reactions (skin rash, itching, edema), hematopoiesis derangements.Desensitization therapy is prescribed if the patient has complications after the use of the drug.

Warnings

Do not use the drug simultaneous with other anthelmintics

Form of packaging

Blister - 10 tablets.

Storage

Inthe dry, dark, well ventilated (relative humidity of 75%) room on the shelfwith the temperature from15 to 30 °C.
Do not store together with food

Expiration date- 2 years from the release date