Maximec

Maximec Injectable Solution is a clear, colorless or pale yellow colored solution. Each ml contains 20 mg of ivermectin (80% 22,23-dihydro-avermectin B1a and 20% 22,23-dihydro-avermectin B1b).

 

Maximec Injectable Solution is used in cattle and sheep for the treatment and control of internal and external parasites listed below:

 

Cattle

Gastrointestinal roundworms: Haemonchus placei, Ostertagia sp., O. ostertagi (adults, larvae stages, hypobiotic larvae), O. lyrate (adults, L4 larvae), Mecistocirrus digitatus (adults), Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, Cooperia oncophora, C. punctata, C. pectinata, Cooperia spp., Nematodirus helvetianus (adults), N. spathiger (adults), Oesophagostomum radiatum, Strongyloides papillosus (adults), Bunostomum phlebotomum, Toxocara vitulorum

Lung worms: Dictyocaulus viviparus

Filariasis factors in the skin: Parafilaria bovicola

Eyeworms: Thelazia spp. (adults)

Warble fly larvae (cattle grubs): Hypoderma bovis (larvae), Hypoderma lineatum (larvae)

Myiasis factors: Dermatobia hominis (larvae)

Screw-worm fly (parasitic stages): Chrysomya bezziana, Cochliomyia hominivorax

Mange mites: Psoroptes communis bovis, Psoroptes communis ovis, Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis, Chorioptes bovis

Lice: Linognathus vituli, Haematophinus eurysternus, Solenopotes capillatus, Damalinia bovis

Ticks (some single stage ticks, soft ticks): Boophilus spp., Ornithodoros savignyi

Horn fly: Haematobia irritans

 

Sheep

Gastrointestinal roundworms: Haemonchus sp., Ostertagia sp., Trichostrongylus sp., Cooperia spp., Nematodirus sp., Oesophagostomum sp., Strongyloides papillosus, Chabertia ovina, Trichuris ovis

Lungworms: Dictyocaulus filaria

Mange mites: Sarcoptes scabiei var. ovis, Psoroptes ovis, Chorioptes bovis var. ovis

Lice: Bovicola ovis, Linognathus pedalis, L. ovillus, L. stenopsis

Sheep wool fly: Melophagus ovinus

Nasal bot: Oestrus ovis

Screw-worm fly: Chrysomya bezziana

Ticks (Single stage): Boophilus spp., Ornithodoros lahorensis

 

Maximec Injectable solution is administered to cattle and sheep by intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) injection. Asepsis and antiseptic conditions should be provided during the application. A dry, sterile injection needle and syringe must be used.

 

Administer at the dose of 0.2 mg ivermectin/kg bw, i.e. 1 ml Maximec Injectable solution / 100 kg bw, unless recommended otherwise by the veterinarian.

 

Cattle and sheep should not be slaughtered for human consumption during the treatment and for 35 and 42 days after the last treatment, respectively. Do not use in lactating cows and ewes producing milk for human consumption.

 

Sold as 50 ml, 100 ml and 250 ml in amber-colored glass vials inside cardboard boxes.