Bimamec 5 mg/ml Pour-On Solution for Cattle

Rainfall before or after treatment will not affect the efficacy of the product.
Care should be taken to avoid the following practices because they increase the risk
of development of resistance and could ultimately result in ineffective therapy:
·Too frequent and repeated use of anthelmintics from the same class, over
an extended period of time.
·Underdosing, which may be due to underestimation of body weight, misadministration
of theproduct, or lack of calibration of the dosing device (if any).
Suspected clinical cases of resistance to anthelmintics should be further investigated
using appropriate tests (e.g. Faecal Egg Count Reduction Test). Where the results of
the test(s) strongly suggest resistance to a particular anthelmintic, an anthelmintic
belonging to another pharmacological class and having a different mode of action
should be used.
Resistance to macrocyclic lactones (which includes ivermectin) has been reported in
Cooperia spp. and Ostertagia ostertagi in cattle within the EU.

Revised: January 2024
AN: 02662/2023
Therefore, the use of this and other similar macrocyclic lactone products should be
based on local (regional, farm) epidemiological information about susceptibility of
nematodes and recommendations on how to limit further selection for resistance to
anthelmintics.

Special precautions for use in animals
For external use only.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal
product to animals
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE - KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME OR
OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION.
The product may be irritating to human skin and eyes and the users should be
careful not to apply it to themselves or others.
Operators should wear rubber gloves and boots with a waterproof coat when
applying the product. Protective clothing should be washed after use.
Use only in well-ventilated areas or outdoors.
As absorption through skin can occur, in the event of accidental skin contact the
affected area should be washed immediately with soap and water. If irritation
persists, seek medical advice and show the package leaflet or label to the physician.
If accidental eye exposure occurs, flush the eyes immediately with water and get
medical attention.
Wash hands after use.
Do not smoke, eat or drink while handling the product.
Other precautions
This product is very toxic to aquatic organisms, sediment dwelling organisms, and dung
insects. Long-term effects on dung insects caused by continuous or repeated use
cannot be excluded.
Treated cattle should not have direct access to ponds, streams or ditches for 14 days
after treatment. The risk to aquatic ecosystems and dung fauna can be reduced by
avoiding too frequent and repeated use of this product and other products of the same
anthelmintic class. Therefore, the repetition of treatment in a pasture during a season
should be performed only in the absence of alternative treatment and on veterinary
advice.