DECTOMAX® Injectable Solution(doramectin)
Injectable
Description
DECTOMAX® Injectable Solution is a ready-to-use, colorless-to-pale yellow, sterile solution containing 1% w/v doramectin (10 mg/mL). In swine, DECTOMAX is formulated to deliver the recommended dosage (300 mcg/kg of body weight) when given by IM injection at the rate of 1 mL/75 lb of body weight.
Approved Uses
DECTOMAX Injectable Solution is approved for:
- The treatment and control of internal and external parasites of swine.
- It is safe for the use in swine of all ages, including breeding stock.
- The treatment and control of the following species of gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, kidney worms, lice and mange mites. Consult your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of parasitism.
Gastrointestinal Roundworms (adults and fourth-stage larvae)
Ascaris suum
Oesophagostomum dentatum
Oesophagostomum quadrispinulatum
Strongyloides ransomi
Hyostrongylus rubidus
Lungworms (adults)
Metastrongylus spp.
Kidney Worms (adults)
Stephanurus dentatus
Mange Mites (adults and immature stages)
Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis
Sucking Lice (adults and immature stages)
Haematopinus suis
Key Features
- DECTOMAX provides broad-spectrum control of the major internal and external parasites of swine, helping limit or eliminate the significant threat to profitability posed by parasitism.
- DECTOMAX keeps working after mite eggs hatch, breaking the life cycle and preventing reinfestation.
- DECTOMAX provides cost-effective mange control by stopping the transmission of mange from sows to pigs. Pigs start clean and stay clean.
- DECTOMAX offers the opportunity to reduce the number of treatments required by specific parasite control or elimination programs, thus reducing drug and labor costs.
- DECTOMAX offers precision dosing. DECTOMAX is well tolerated and virtually pain-free.
- DECTOMAX is safe for use in swine of all ages, including breeding stock. Doses up to 10 times the recommended level produced no adverse effects.
Packaging
DECTOMAX Injectable Solution is available in 100-mL, 200-mL and 500-mL multi-dose, rubber-capped amber glass bottles contained in a clear polycarbonate shield. The polycarbonate shield holds the bottle during use,
has a pre-drilled eye-hook for easy hanging, and can be recycled.
Dosage and Administration
Administer DECTOMAX Injectable Solution at the recommended dosage of 300 mg doramectin per kilogram (136 mg/lb) of body weight by intramuscular injection.
Each mL contains 10 mg of doramectin, sufficient to treat 75 lb (34 kg) of body weight.
Injections should be given via the intramuscular route. Inject the neck region using an 18 gauge X 1" needle for young animals; a 16 gauge X 11.2" needle for sows and boars. To accurately meter doses administered to piglets, use of a tuberculin syringe and 20 gauge X 1" needle is recommended.
Precautions
- For intramuscular injection in swine.
- Residue Warning: Do not slaughter for human consumption within 24 days of treatment.
- Warning: Not for human use. Keep out of reach of children.
- Caution: DECTOMAX Injectable Solution has been developed specifically for use in swine. This product should not be used in other animal species because severe adverse reactions, including fatalities in dogs, may result.
Product Information
Material Safety Data Sheet
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