Composition:

Homidium chloride 250 mg.
Excipients up to 1 tablet.

Indications:

Curative treatment of trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma vivax and Trypanosoma congolense.

Target Animals:

Cattle and zebu

Administration and Dosage:

Administer by deep intramuscular injection.
Dissolve one tablet in 10ml of sterile water. If this is not available, boiled then cooled water can also be used.
shaking may accelerate the dissolving. The result is a 2.5% solution for injection.
The recommended dose is 1mg homidium chloride per kg body weight or 1 ml of the prepared solution per 25kg of body weight.

Animal Body weight

100 kg 4 ml
125 kg 5 ml
150 kg 6 ml
200 kg 8 ml
250 kg 10 ml
400 kg 16 ml

Large volumes should be divided over two separate injection sites, especially in large debilitated or emaciated animals.

Side Effects:

Transient swellings at the site of injection may occur. At the prescribed posology, no systemic reactions are to be expected.

Withdrawal Period

Meat: 1 month
Milk: Nil

Storage

Store in a cool, dry and dark place below 30ºC. Do not freeze.

Presentation

Box of 100 tablets.

Validity

5 years.