Çukurova Pharmaceutical

Ovalben 1500

Veterinary Anthelmintic

Albendazole is a antihelmintic of benzimidazole carbamate group. Albendazole is effective in preventing the parasites fumarate reductase activity. It increase the use of glycogen when prevents the absorption of glucose in parasits, and reduced the amount of ATP, leads to the death of the parasite.

After application, it reach Peak plasma concentration in 6 hours. Rapidly distributed into body tissues and fluids, plasma level of Albendazol rarely exceeds 1%. It is metabolized to sulphoxide and sulphone compounds. 28% of an orally administered dose in 24 hours and 47% of the total 9-day period, is excreted in urine.

Group of benzimidazole compounds may be resistant to Ostertagia, T.colubriformis and H. Concortus. Antihelmintics of benzimidazole group have a limited effect against the parasites of Trichuris sp., Setaria and Onchocerca.

Ovalben-1500 tablet is used as antihelmintic treatment of bristle worms and strips in cattles lung, gastrointestinal, and liver moths.

Gastrointestinal bristle worms: Heamonchus sp., Ostertagia sp., Trichostrongylus sp., Coorperia sp., Oesephagostomum sp., Bunostomum sp., Strongyloides sp., Nematodirus sp.

Lung bristle worms: Dictyocaulus filaria

Strips: Moniezia sp.

Liver moths: Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica, Dicrocoelium dentriticum

If not otherwise recommended by veterinarians;

Pharmacological doses: (for sheeps)

• 7,5 mg/kg body weight for gastrointestinal and lung bristle worms
• 15 mg/kg body weight for liver moths and strips
• 20 mg/kg body weight for sand moths (Dicrocoelium Dentriticum)

Practical Doses:

During treatment and after the last drug use; sheeps must not be slaughtered for 10 days, the resulting milk 3days (6 milking) should not be offered for consumption.