Rearguard 6% W/V Cutaneous Solution

Summary

Revised: December 2015

AN. 01134/2015

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS

1. NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT

Rearguard

6% w/v Cutaneous solution

2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION

Active ingredient % w/v

Cyromazine 6.00

Other ingredients

Methyl parahydroxybenzoate 0.081

Ethyl parahydroxybenzoate 0.017

Propyl parahydroxybenzoate 0.016

For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

Cutaneous solution

Clear, pale yellow solution

4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS

4.1 Target species

Rabbit

4.2 Indications for use, specifying the target species

For the prevention of blowfly strike (Lucilia sericata) in domestic rabbits for up to 10 weeks after dosing

4.3 Contraindications

Not to be used on rabbits less than 10 weeks of age. Do not apply to broken skin.

4.4 Special warnings for each target species

If the rabbit is continually attractive to flies, this may be due to an underlying disease e.g. diarrhoea or incontinence, or a lack of hygiene within it’s housing. In such cases further advice should be sought from your veterinary surgeon.

4.5 Special precautions for use

Special precautions for use in animals

Care should be taken in the treatment of old, sick or debilitated rabbits.

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

Wash hands and exposed skin after use.

Wash splashes from skin and eyes immediately.

Do not smoke whilst using the product.

4.6 Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)

Treated rabbits may show a transient reduction in appetite in the 24-48 hours following treatment.

4.7 Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay

Not to be used in pregnant or breeding females.

4.8 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

None known

4.9 Amounts to be administered and administration route

Rearguard comes supplied ready-to-use in a bottle with built-in applicator sponge. Gently depress the sponge to break the valve before applying.

Apply the product using the sponge applicator, ensuring that the rabbit’s fur is thoroughly wetted with the solution from the middle of the back to the tip of the tail. Special attention should be paid to the areas under the tail and between the back legs. Do not allow the product to run off the animal.

Rabbits should be first treated in early summer before any flies are seen. Rearguard will not kill adult maggots but works by preventing any eggs laid by flies developing.

Rabbits should be treated at 8-10 week intervals under conditions of repeated blowfly challenge. Bathing or washing the rabbit after application may result in a reduction of efficacy.

In cases of existing flystrike, adult maggots should be removed by mechanical means and appropriate supportive treatment given. Rearguard should then be applied to the fur to prevent development of new larvae and re-strike.

4.10 Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary

Not applicable.

4.11 Withdrawal period(s)

Not to be used on rabbits intended for human consumption.

5. PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents