Diminazene aceturate belongs to the group of aromatic diamidines with therapeutic activity against babesiosis, piroplasmosis and trypanosomiasis. Vitamin B6 and B12 aid to combat the anaemic effects of the disease through stimulation of red blood cell formation.
Treatment of babesiosis, piroplasmosis and trypanosomiasis in camels, horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, dogs and cats.
Administration to animals with known hypersensitivity to diminazene and/or phenazone.
Administration to animals with an impaired renal and/or hepatic function.
Hypersensitivity reactions have been reported. Salivation, sweating, tremors can occur.
Multiple therapeutic doses can produce severe nervous signs and prominent haemorrhagic and malacic lesions of the cerebellum, midbrain and thalamus in dogs.
After multiple therapeutic doses, degenerative fatty changes can occur in liver, kidneys, myocardium and muscles.
Multiple therapeutic doses can produce prominent haemorrhagic and malacic lesions of the cerebellum and the thalamus in cattle.
- For meat: 21 days.
- For milk: 4 days.