MILBEMITE®

(0.1% milbemycin oxime)

Ear mites are tiny parasites that live on the skin in the ear canal and feed on tissue debris and tissue fluids. They spend their entire lives on the host, laying eggs in the ear canal and on the surrounding fur. A fast, safe, clean way to treat ear mites, MILBEMITE® (0.1% milbemycin oxime) OTIC Solution kills 99 to 100% of the infestation in 7 to 30 days.

WARNING:

Not for human use. Keep this and all drugs out of the reach of children.

CAUTION:

Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

DESCRIPTION:

MILBEMITE OTIC Solution is available in dispensing tubes with break off tips. Each plastic tube contains 0.25mL of MILBEMITE OTIC Solution as a 0.1% solution of milbemycin oxime.

INDICATIONS:

MILBEMITE OTIC Solution is indicated for treatment of ear mite (Otodectes cynotis) infestations in cats and kittens four weeks of age and older. Effectiveness is maintained throughout the life cycle of the ear mite.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:

MILBEMITE OTIC Solution should be administered topically into the external ear canal as the entire contents of a single-dose tube per ear. The volume delivered will be approximately 0.2mL, with 0.05mL residual volume remaining in dispensing tube. Repeat the treatment one time if necessary, based upon the ear mite life cycle and the response to treatment.

MILBEMITE OTIC Solution should be administered as one tube per ear as a single treatment. Each foil pouch contains two tubes of solution, one for each ear. Open the tube by snapping off the cap. Squeeze the tube to administer the contents of one tube into each external ear canal. Massage the base of the ear for optimal distribution. In clinical field trials, ears were not cleaned and many animals still had debris in their ears at the end of the study. Cleaning of the external ear canal prior to treatment may be performed, but is not necessary to provide effectiveness.

For dogs less than 5 lbs (2.3 kg), Metacam Oral Suspension can be given using the dropper bottle: one drop for each pound of body weight for the 1.5 mg/mL concentration (two drops for each kilogram of body weight), dropped directly onto the food.

PRECAUTIONS:

The safe use of MILBEMITE OTIC Solution in cats used for breeding purposes, during pregnancy, or in lactating queens, hand been evaluated.

STORAGE:

MILBEMITE OTIC Solution should be stored at room temperature 59-86°F (15 - 30°C).