Description

DECTOMAX® (doramectin) Pour-On solution is a ready-to-use, weatherproof, transparent, light-blue solution containing 0.5% w/v doramectin (5 mg/mL), a novel fermentation-derived macrocyclic lactone discovered by Pfizer Inc. and derived from selected strains of Streptomyces avermitilis. It is formulated to deliver the recommended dosage of 500 µg/kg (227 µg/lb) body weight when applied topically at the rate of 1 mL/22 lb body weight.

Approved Uses

- Treating and controlling a wide range of roundworm and arthropod parasites which impair the health and productivity of cattle.

- It is safe for use on any age and class of beef cattle, including pregnant cows, calves and bulls up to 20 months of age.

- The control of: gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, eyeworms, grubs (see precautions), sucking lice, horn flies and mange mites. Consult your veterinarian for assistance in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of parasitism.

- DECTOMAX Pour-On solution has been proved to effectively control infections and to protect cattle from reinfection with Cooperia oncophora and Dictyocaulus viviparus for 21 days; Ostertagia ostertagi, Cooperia punctata, and Oesophagostomum radiatum for 28 days; and Haemonchus placei for 35 days after treatment.

Packaging

250-mL and 1-L multi-dose bottles with calibrated dosing cups, and in 2.5-L and 5-L multi-dose backpack containers with easy-to-use draw-off applicators.