Levacur SC 3% Oral Solution
Active ingredients: Cobalt, Levamisole Hydrochloride, Selenium
Form
Liquid
Species
Manufacturer
Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Ltd
VMD MA No.
08749/5169
What it's used for
Levacur SC 3% is a broad spectrum anthelmintic for the treatment and control of gastro-intestinal and pulmonary nematode infections in cattle and sheep. Le...
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Levacur SC 3% Oral Solution — SPC Details
Source: VMD Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC). Last updated 26 Mar 2026.
gastro-intestinal and pulmonary nematode infections in cattle and sheep.
Levacur SC 3% is effective against mature and developing immature stages of
the following levamisole-susceptible major nematode worm species:-
Gastro-intestinal Worms:
Trichostrongylus spp.,
Cooperia spp., Ostertagia spp. (except inhibited
Ostertagia larvae in cattle), Haemonchus spp.,
Nematodirus spp., Bunostomum spp.,
Oesophagostomum spp., Chabertia spp.
Revised: November 2025
AN: 02376/2025
Lungworms: spp.
Levacur SC 3% is not effective against Type II Winter scour.
The product also contains Selenium and Cobalt as nutritional supplements.
Sheep: 2.5 ml per 10 kg (22 lbs) bodyweight
(7.5 mg Levamisole hydrochloride/kg bodyweight).
Practical dosage recommendations:
10 kg (22 lbs) 2.5 ml 40 kg (88 lbs) 10.0 ml
20 kg (44 lbs) 5.0 ml 50 kg (110 lbs) 12.5 ml
30 kg (66 lbs) 7.5 ml 60 kg (132 lbs) 15.0 ml
Sheep over 60 kg should be given a further 1 ml for each additional 4 kg bodyweight.
Cattle: 2.5 ml per 10 kg (22 lbs) bodyweight (7.5 mg Levamisole
hydrochloride/kg bodyweight)
Practical dosage recommendations
50 kg (1 cwt) 12.5 ml 200 kg (4 cwt) 50.0 ml
100 kg (2 cwt) 25.0 ml 250 kg (5 cwt) 62.5 ml
150 kg (3 cwt) 37.5 ml 300 kg (6 cwt) 75.0 ml
Veterinary advice should be sought:
- On appropriate dosing programmes and stock management to achieve
Revised: November 2025
AN: 02376/2025
adequate parasite control, and to reduce the likelihood of anthelmintic
resistance developing.
- If the product does not achieve the desired clinical effect, since other
diseases, nutritional disturbances or anthelmintic resistance may be
involved.
To ensure administration of the correct dose, body weight should be determined
as accurately as possible; accuracy of the dosing device should be checked.
Do not mix with other products.
the use of Levacur SC 3% with Organophosphorus compounds or
diethylcarbamazine citrate.
slight muscle tremor.
For oral use only
Revised: November 2025
AN: 02376/2025
Do not administer other cobalt and selenium supplements concurrently unless
specifically advised by your veterinary surgeon. Not to be diluted.
(ii) Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the medicinal
product to the animals
Levamisole can cause idiosyncratic reactions as well as serious blood disorders
in a very small number of people. If symptoms such as dizziness, nausea or
vomiting or abdominal discomfort are experienced when using this product, or
sore mouth /throat or fever occur shortly afterwards, then medical advice should
be sought immediately. Wash hands and exposed skin before meals and after
work. Remove any contaminated clothing immediately. Wash splashes from
eyes and skin immediately. When using do not eat, drink or smoke.
use of Levacur SC 3% with Organophosphorus compounds or
diethylcarbamazine citrate.
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C. Store in the original container
Sheep over 60 kg should be given a further 1 ml for each additional 4 kg bodyweight.
Cattle: 2.5 ml per 10 kg (22 lbs) bodyweight (7.5 mg Levamisole
hydrochloride/kg bodyweight)
Practical dosage recommendations
50 kg (1 cwt) 12.5 ml 200 kg (4 cwt) 50.0 ml
100 kg (2 cwt) 25.0 ml 250 kg (5 cwt) 62.5 ml
150 kg (3 cwt) 37.5 ml 300 kg (6 cwt) 75.0 ml
Veterinary advice should be sought:
- On appropriate dosing programmes and stock management to achieve
Revised: November 2025
AN: 02376/2025
adequate parasite control, and to reduce the likelihood of anthelmintic
resistance developing.
- If the product does not achieve the desired clinical effect, since other
diseases, nutritional disturbances or anthelmintic resistance may be
involved.
To ensure administration of the correct dose, body weight should be determined
as accurately as possible; accuracy of the dosing device should be checked.
Do not mix with other products.
4.10 Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary
At normal therapeutic dosages side effects are rarely seen. Overdose may
occasionally result in the appearance of cholinergic-type symptoms such as
salivation, muscular tremors and head shaking. They are more likely to be
observed in cattle than in sheep.
4.11 Withdrawal periods for the various foodstuffs, including those for which the
withdrawal period is zero
Cattle (meat): 20 days
Sheep (meat): 20 days
Not for use in animals producing milk for human consumption
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This information is sourced from the official Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) published by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). It is provided for informational purposes only and does not replace professional veterinary advice. Always consult your vet before administering any medication.
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