SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS

1. NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT

Droncit Tablets 50 mg

2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION

Each tablet contains:

Active substances:

Praziquantel 50 mg Excipients:

Qualitative composition of excipients and other constituents

Lactose monohydrate

Microcrystalline cellulose

Povidone K-25

Sodium lauryl sulphate

Magnesium stearate

Silica colloidal anhydrous

Maize starch

White tablets with a score line on one side, which can be divided into halves.

3. CLINICAL INFORMATION

3.1 Target species

Dogs and cats

3.2 Indications for use for each target species

For the treatment of adult tapeworms of dogs and cats. The tablets are effective against both immature and mature forms of adult tapeworms in both dogs and cats. The product is a highly effective treatment against all the common species of tapeworm infecting dogs and cats in the United Kingdom and Ireland including Echinococcus granulosus, Taenia ovis, Taenia pisiformis, Taenia multiceps, Taenia hydatigena, Taenia taeniaeformis, and Dipylidium caninum. Droncit is also effective against Echinococcus multilocularis (see 3.4)

3.3 Contraindications

Do not use in dogs weighing less than 2.5 kg

Do not use in unweaned puppies and kittens, as such animals are rarely infected with tapeworms.

3.4 Special warnings

Fleas serve as intermediate hosts for one common type of tapeworm - Dipylidium caninum. To avoid reinfection with this parasite, flea control of the animal and its housing should be carried out at the same time. Unless flea control is complete an infected flea population may survive: i.e. re-treatment of the animal may be necessary.

As a precautionary measure to prevent the establishment of Echinococcus multilocularis in the UK and Ireland, it is recommended that all dogs and cats entering the country be treated with praziquantel.

3.5 Special precautions for use

Special precautions for safe use in the target species:

Any part used tablets should be discarded.

Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals

In the interests of good hygiene, persons administering the tablets directly to an animal or adding them to the animal’s food should wash their hands afterwards.

Special precautions for the protection of the environment:

Not applicable.

3.6 Adverse events

Target species: Dogs and catsNone known.

Reporting adverse events is important. It allows continuous safety monitoring of a veterinary medicinal product. Reports should be sent, preferably via a veterinarian, to either the marketing authorisation holder or the national competent authority via the national reporting system. See the package leaflet for respective contact details.

3.7 Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay Pregnancy and lactation:

Can be used during pregnancy and lactation.

3.8 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

None known.

3.9 Administration routes and dosage

Dosage

To ensure a correct dosage, bodyweight should be determined as accurately as possible.

The recommended dosage rate is 5 mg/kg body weight. This corresponds to 1 tablet per 10 kg body weight.

Dogs	2.5 to 5 kg	½ tablet
	Greater than 5 to 10 kg	1 tablet
	Greater than 10 to 15kg	1 ½ tablets
	Greater than 15 to 20 kg	2 tablets
	Greater than 20 to 25 kg	2 ½ tablets
	Greater than 25 to 30 kg	3 tablets
	Over 30kg pro rata	For each additional 5kg bodyweight, administer an additional half tablet
Cats	Adult cats	½ tablet

Administration and Duration of Treatment

Oral administration. The tablets are administered by opening the animal’s mouth and pushing the tablet over the back of the tongue so that it cannot be rejected. Alternatively, a tablet can be wrapped in a piece of meat or butter and offered to the animal or crushed and mixed with the food.

A single dose is all that is required. However, for dogs in rural areas and for packs of hounds, this dose should be repeated every four weeks to ensure that newly acquired tapeworms are destroyed before reaching maturity. Dosing must be associated with strict control of the dog’s diet to ensure that uncooked offal is not eaten.

3.10 Symptoms of overdose (and where applicable, emergency procedures and antidotes)

Not applicable.

3.11 Special restrictions for use and special conditions for use, including restrictions on the use of antimicrobial and antiparasitic veterinary medicinal products in order to limit the risk of development of resistance

Not applicable.

3.12 Withdrawal periods

Not applicable.

4. PHARMACOLOGICAL INFORMATION

4.1 ATCvet code: QP 52 AA 01

4.2 Pharmacodynamics

The spectrum of action of praziquantel covers all the important species of cestodes in dogs and cats. It specifically includes all Taenia species occurring in dogs and cats, Multiceps multiceps, Joyeuxiella pasquali, Dipylidium caninum, Mesocestoides species, Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus. Praziquantel is effective against all stages of development of these parasites occurring in the intestines of dogs and cats.

Praziquantel impairs the normal tegument function of the parasite, making it permeable to excessive glucose loss and thereby more easily attacked by proteolytic enzymes. Because of this, whole tapeworms including the scolex are very rarely passed in the faeces following administration of the drug. Disintegrated and partially digested fragments may occasionally be seen in the faeces.

4.3 Pharmacokinetics

Praziquantel is rapidly absorbed by the animal and metabolised by the liver. It is excreted, entirely as metabolites, in the urine and faeces.

5. PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS

5.1 Major incompatibilities

None known.

5.2 Shelf life

Shelf life of the veterinary medicinal product as packaged for sale: 5 years.

5.3 Special precautions for storage

Do not store above 25 °C. Store in a dry place.

5.4 Nature and composition of immediate packaging

Cartons containing OPA/Aluminium/HDPE blister packs with an Aluminium/PE lidding foil.

Pack sizes:

20 tablets (2 blister packs with 10 tablets each)

24 tablets (3 blister packs with 8 tablets each)

48 tablets (6 blister packs with 8 tablets each)

100 tablets (10 blister packs with 10 tablets each)

104 tablets (13 blister packs with 8 tablets each)

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

5.5 Special precautions for the disposal of unused veterinary medicinal product or waste materials derived from the use of such products

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater.

Use take-back schemes for the disposal of any unused veterinary medicinal product or waste materials derived thereof in accordance with local requirements and with any national collection systems applicable to the veterinary medicinal product concerned.

6. NAME OF THE MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER

Vetoquinol UK Limited

7. MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER

Vm 08007/5015

8. DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION

22 June 1994

9. DATE OF THE LAST REVISION OF THE SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS

May 2026

10. CLASSIFICATION OF VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT

Veterinary medicinal product not subject to prescription.

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Approved: 21 May 2026