Hypodectin-S

Hypodectin-S is a product in solution form for external use prepared on the basis of ivermectin. Hypodectin-S is a transparent yellowish liquid with a light smell.

Ivermectin, the active ingredient of Hypodectin-S, exerts both systemic and contact action on warble fly maggots. Ivermectin stimulates secretion of gamma-aminobutyric acid by the maggot’s nerve terminations and enhances its binding to the nerve cell receptors, thus causing paralysis and death of the parasite. Hypodectin-S has a low toxicity in mammals: LD50 in mice upon oral administration is 7800 mg per kg of weight.

Hypodectin-S is applied in a thin jet along the animal’s spine from a dosing device at the dose of 10 ml per animal. For specific prophylaxis of hypodermatosis all animals should be treated with Hypodectin-S by the end of the botfly season (end of September) and in spring upon appearance of the first larvae on the animal’s back. The product should not be applied onto wet skin or areas covered with muck, and animals newly treated with Hypodectin-S should not be kept outdoors in rainy, snowy or frosty weather.

The withdrawal period is 5 days. Milk from animals treated with Hypodectin-S may be used for food without restriction.

Minor turbidity may be observed at temperatures below 0^oC.

Available in 1 l polyethylene vials.

36 months if stored in original packing at temperatures no higher than 30°C.