Manufacturer: Virbac (Australia) Pty Limited Registered Name Equimax Liquid Allwormer - Allwormer Tubing Liquid for Horses Composition Abamectin 0.8 g/L, praziquantel 10 g/L. Actions Anthelmintic with efficacy against tapeworms, large strongyles, small strongyles, pinworms, ascarids, hairworms, large mouthed stomach worms, neck threadworms, bots, lungworms and intestinal threadworms. Indications Treatment and control of tapeworms and roundworms (including arterial larval stages of Strongylus vulgaris and benzimidazole resistant small strongyles), bots and skin lesions caused by Habronema and Draschia sp. (summer sores) and Onchocerca sp. microfilariae (cutaneous onchocerciasis) in horses. Precautions Safety directions. Poisonous if swallowed. May irritate the eyes and skin. Avoid contact with eyes and skin. Wash hands after use. First aid. If poisoning occurs, contact a doctor or Poisons Information Centre. Phone Australia 131 126. If skin contact occurs, remove contaminated clothing and wash skin thoroughly. Withholding Periods Meat. 28 days. Dosage and Administration Give orally. 1 mL/4 kg bodyweight (25 mL/100 kg bodyweight). This dose delivers abamectin 0.2 mg/kg and praziquantel 2.5 mg/kg. The calculated volume should be administered by stomach tube directly into the stomach. This ensures that the full dose is received. When horses cannot be stomach tubed, an appropriate device can be used for administration, e.g. a drench gun. Horses should have their weight accurately determined before dosing, and the tubing liquid should be measured with an accurate measuring device. Do not underdose.
