Name of the veterinary medicinal product:
Flubendazole 1% Medicated Premixture
Active ingredient:
Each gram contains:
Active substance: Flubendazole 10 mg
Target species:
Chicken, goose, partridge, pheasant, turkey
Uses:
Domestic Poultry Wormer:
Flubendazole 1% Medicated Premixture is effective against gapeworm, large roundworm, caecal worm, hairworm and gizzard worm in chickens, turkeys and geese. Activity includes adult worms, larvae and eggs.
Dosage and administration:
Dosing instructions: Medicated feed should be fed for 7 consecutive days.
Incorporate the required amount of the product into the daily feed ration. The daily ration should be fed as a “complete ration” during the 7 day treatment period. At the inclusion rates in the table below, for chicken and geese the ration will contain 30 ppm flubendazole and for turkeys 20 ppm. For dosing table mixing advice and treatment frequency read package insert before use.
Treatment frequency:
Birds on the ground with known worm infestations are susceptible to re-infestation. In such cases, re-treatment with another 7-day course, after 3 weeks is recommended.
Withdrawal periods:
Birds must not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment. Treated birds may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 7 days from the last treatment. There is no withholding period for chickens producing eggs for human consumption when the product is used at the recommended inclusion rate.
Chickens, Turkeys and Geese: Meat – 7 days.
Chickens: Eggs – Zero days.
Flubendazole 1% Medicated Premixture has no adverse effect on egg laying or hatchability.
Marketing Authorisation Number:
This medicated premixture is produced from Flubenvet 5% w/w Premix for Medicated Feeding Stuff containing flubendazole 50 mg/g (Vm 43877/4008).
Legal Category of Product:
POM-VPS
Further information:
Flubendazole is a synthetic anthelmintic belonging to the benzimidazole carbamates which acts by inhibiting the microtubular assembly in absorptive cells of nematodes.
Use Medicines Responsibly
Advice on the use of Flubendazole 1% must be sought from the medicine prescriber.
Further information is available from the SPC.
Date of publication: January 2023
