Azinox veterinary

Veterinary Azinox

Non-proprietary international name: praziquantel

Concentration and pharmaceutical form:

Pills for internal use.

One pill contains as active substance: Praziquantel 0.05g and excipients: lactose, potato starch, calcium stearate, talc.

Appearance: White or white with pink shades, yellowish to black pills, flat cylindrical shape.

Therapeutic indications

Veterinary Azinox for dogs and cats is part of the group of anthelmintic preparations. Veterinary Azinox is administered to dogs and cats for the prophylaxis and treatment of cestodes (echinococcosis, alveococcosis, mesocestoidosis, dipylidiosis, diphyllobothriosis).

Praziquantel increases the permeability of the cell membranes of the helminths to calcium ions, which leads to a generalized reduction in muscle contractions of the helminths and their death. It acts on all stages of development of cestodes, including Echinococcus multilocularis, Echinococcus granulosus, Dipylidium caninum, Taenia spp, Multiceps multiceps, Mesocestoides lineatus and others, which parasitize animals.

It is quickly absorbed in the digestive tract, reaching the maximum concentration in blood plasma after 1-2 hours.

It is eliminated up to 80% from the body mainly with urine, for 96 hours. The preparation is completely eliminated from the body after 15 days from the last administered dose.

Contraindications:

Do not use in combination with rifampicin.

The use of the preparation in productive animals is contraindicated.

It is not administered during pregnancy and lactation, to puppies and kittens up to 3 months of age, as well as to sick or weakened animals.

Side effects

When administering the preparation according to the instructions, they do not appear. In the case of increased sensitivity to praziquantel, disturbances of the gastrointestinal system and allergic reactions are possible. In case of serious adverse reactions, anticonvulsant and anti-inflammatory drugs should be used to reduce the concentration of praziquantel in the blood plasma.

Target species

Dogs, cats.

Dosage, method of administration

Veterinary Azinox is administered for prophylactic and individual therapeutic purposes, once, with a little food in the morning (in pieces of salami, meat, porridge) in a dose of 5 mg per 1 kg of body weight (1 pill/10 kg of live weight).

For animals weighing less than 5 kg, the preparation is administered in the form of a suspension, for the preparation of which ½ a crushed pill is taken and homogenized with 5 ml of cooled boiled water and administered perorally with a syringe without a needle in relation to 1 ml of suspension prepared/1kg body mass.

For therapeutic purposes, the preparation is administered only once.

For prophylactic purposes, deworming is done 1 time in 3 months, as well as 10 days before vaccination.

Starvation diet or laxatives are not necessary.

Personal prophylaxis measures

While working with the Azinox veterinary preparation for dogs and cats, the general rules of personal hygiene and safety technique, provided for working with medicinal substances, must be observed.

In case of accidental contact with the skin or mucous membranes of the eyes, they should be washed abundantly with water. People with hypersensitivity to the components of the preparation are advised to avoid direct contact with veterinary Azinox for dogs and cats.

In case of allergic reactions or accidental exposure to the human body, you must contact the doctor immediately (you must present the instructions for use of the preparation or the label).

Precautions for storage

The preparation must be stored in the manufacturer's closed packaging, separate from food products and animal feed, in dry places and away from sunlight, at temperatures from 0° C to 25° C. It is allowed to transport at temperatures up to minus 20° C.

Keep out of reach of children.

Special precautions for the disposal of unused veterinary medicinal product

It is prohibited to use the empty packaging of the medicinal product for domestic purposes, the packaging must be disposed of together with household waste. The unused preparation is disposed of according to the legislation in force.

Special warnings

Concomitant administration with preparations containing piperazine and preparations that inhibit cholinesterase is not recommended.