Parofor Crypto Cattle

1 x 1 l

Oral solution

Active substance

Paromomycin : 140.000 IU/ml

ATC code

QA07AA06 Paromomycin

QA07AA Antibiotics

QA07A Intestinal antiinfectives

QA07 Antidiarrheals, intestinal anti-inflammatory / anti-infective agents

QA Alimentary tract and metabolism

Species

Cattle (pre-ruminant).

Indications

Reduction in the occurrence of diarrhoea due to diagnosed Cryptosporidium parvum.

Calves should only receive the veterinary medicinal product upon confirmation of cryptosporidial oocysts in their faeces and before the onset of diarrhoea.

Paromomycin reduces faecal oocyst shedding.

Dose to be administered and administration route

For oral use.

Dose rate: 35 000 IU of paromomycin/kg BW/day for 7 consecutive days, i.e.

2.5 ml of veterinary medicinal product / 10 kg BW/day for 7 consecutive days.

To ensure a correct dosage, the use of either a syringe or an appropriate device for oral administration is necessary and the veterinary medicinal product should be administered directly in the mouth of the animal.

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

Adverse reactions

Undetermined frequency

(cannot be estimated from available data)

Nephropathy (nephrotoxicity) ¹ Internal ear disorder (ototoxicity)¹

¹can be caused by aminoglycoside antibiotics such as paromomycin

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 its local representative or the national competent authority via the national reporting system. See the package leaflet for respective contact details.