Description

Protazil (1.56% diclazuril) Antiprotozoal Pellets for Horses

Protazil is a 2lb, 28-DAY SUPPLY ALFALFA BASE PELLET TO BE FED DAILY FOR THE TREATMENT OF EPM (EQUINE PROTOZOAL MYELOENCEPHALITIS).

• Safe, easy and effective, PROTAZIL® (1.56% diclazuril) Antiprotozoal Pellets start working fast against a disease where time matters
• First FDA-approved alfalfa-based, pelleted formulation containing diclazuril
• Rapid absorption and no loading dose required
• Makes accurate dosing and administration easier and safer for horse owners
• Well-accepted by horses and consumed with no mess or fuss
• Administer as a daily top-dress at 1 mg/kg for 28 days

Dose

PROTAZIL (1.56% diclazuril) is administered as a top-dress in the horse’s daily grain ration at a rate of 1 mg diclazuril per kg (0.45 mg diclazuril/lb) of body weight for 28 days. The quantity of PROTAZIL necessary to deliver this dose is 64 mg pellets per kg (29 mg pellets/lb) of body weight.

Administration

To achieve this dose, weigh the horse (or use a weight tape). Scoop up PROTAZIL to the level (cup mark) corresponding to the dose for the horse’s body weight using the following chart:

One 2.4-lb bucket of PROTAZIL will treat one 1274-lb horse for 28 days.

Animal Safety

In a second target animal safety study, PROTAZIL (1.56% diclazuril) Antiprotozoal Pellets were administered to 24 horses (12 males and 12 females, ranging from 2 to 8 years of age). Three groups of 4 horses/sex/group received 0, 1, or 5 mg diclazuril/kg body weight/day for 42 days as a top-dress on the grain ration of the horse. The variables measured during the study included physical examinations, body weights, food and water consumption, hematology, and serum chemistry. There were no test article-related findings seen during the study.

Contraindications

Use of PROTAZIL (1.56% diclazuril) Antiprotozoal Pellets is contraindicated in horses with known hypersensitivity to diclazuril.

Warnings

For use in horses only. Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. Not for human use. Keep out of reach of children.

Precautions

The safe use of PROTAZIL (1.56% diclazuril) Antiprotozoal Pellets in horses used for breeding purposes, during pregnancy, or in lactating mares has not been evaluated. The safety of PROTAZIL (1.56% diclazuril) Antiprotozoal Pellets with concomitant therapies in horses has not been evaluated.

This item is NON-RETURNABLE and NON-REFUNDABLE.