Nelio Tablet for Dogs POM-V (per tablet)

Product Description

Each tablet contains

Benazepril hydrochloride.....................................5 mg or 20mg

PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Tablet Clover shaped scored beige tablet, divisible into halves or quarters.

CLINICAL PARTICULARS

Target species Dogs 

Indications for use,specifying the target species Dogs: - Treatment of congestive heart failure

Contraindications Do not use in case of hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients. Do not use in cases of hypotension, hypovolaemia, hyponatraemia or acute renal failure. Do not use in cases of cardiac output failure due to aortic or pulmonary stenosis. Do not use during pregnancy or lactation 

Amounts to be administered and administration route The product should be given orally once daily, with or without food. The duration of treatment is unlimited.

5MG Dogs: The product should be administered orally at a minimum dose of 0.25 mg (range 0.25-0.5) benazepril hydrochloride/kg body weight once daily, according to the following table: Weight of dog (kg) Standard dose Double dose 2.5-5 0.25 tablet 0.5 tablet >5-10 0.5 tablet 1 tablet >10-15 0.75 tablet 1.5 tablets >15-20 1 tablet 2 tablets The dose may be doubled, still administered once daily, to a minimum dose of 0.5 mg/kg (range 0.5-1.0), if judged clinically necessary and advised by the veterinary surgeon. In case of use of quarters or half tablets: Put the remaining quantity of the tablet back into the blister pocket and use for the next administration. The tablets are flavoured and may be taken spontaneously by dogs, but can also be administered directly into the dog’s mouth or be given with food if necessary. Instruction on how to divide the tablet: Put the tablet on an even surface, with its scored side facing down (convex face up). With the tip of the forefinger, exert slight vertical pressure on the middle of the tablet to break it along its width into halves. Then, in order to obtain quarters, exert slight pressure on the middle of one half with the forefinger to break it into two parts.

20MG Dogs:The product should be given orally once daily, with or without food. The duration of treatment is unlimited. Dogs: The product should be administered orally at a minimum dose of 0.25 mg (range 0.25-0.5) benazepril hydrochloride/kg body weight once daily, according to the following table: Weight of dog (kg) Standard dose Double dose >20-40 0.5 tablet 1 tablet >40-60 0.75 tablet 1 ½ tablets >60-80 1 tablet 2 tablet The dose may be doubled, still administered once daily, to a minimum dose of 0.5 mg/kg (range 0.5-1.0), if judged clinically necessary and advised by the veterinary surgeon. In case of use of quarters or half tablets: Put the remaining quantity of the tablet back into the blister pocket and use for the next administration. The tablets are flavoured and may be taken spontaneously by dogs, but can also be administered directly into the dog’s mouth or be given with food if necessary. Instruction on how to divide the tablet: Put the tablet on an even surface, with its scored side facing down (convex face up). With the tip of the forefinger, exert slight vertical pressure on the middle of the tablet to break it along its width into halves. Then, in order to obtain quarters, exert slight pressure on the middle of one half with the forefinger to break it into two parts.

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