Libeo Flavour 40mg Tablet for dogs (pack of 120)

Libeo Flavour 40mg Tablet (pack of 120).

Libeo® contains furosemide, which is a diuretic. Diuretics help to get rid of excess fluid from the body. The tablets are chicken-flavoured for easy dosing. Libeo is easy to break in half or into quarters for accurate dosing.

Uses:
For the treatment of ascites and oedema, particularly associated with cardiac insufficiency in dogs.

Dosage and administration:
Oral route.

1 to 5 mg furosemide/kg bodyweight daily, i.e 0.5 to 2.5 tablets per 5 kg bodyweight for Libeo 10 mg, one to two times daily depending on the severity of the oedema or ascites.

1 to 5 mg furosemide/kg bodyweight daily, i.e 0.5 to 2.5 tablets per 20 kg bodyweight for Libeo 40 mg, one to two times daily depending on the severity of the oedema or ascites

Dosages are as follows:

For maintenance, the dosage should be adapted to the lowest effective dose by the veterinarian depending on the clinical response of the dog to the therapy. The dosage and schedule may have to be adjusted depending on the condition of the animal. If treatment is administered last thing at night this may result in inconvenient diuresis overnight.

Instruction on how to divide the tablet: Put the tablet on a plain surface, with its scored side facing the surface (convex face up). With the tip of forefinger, exert a slight vertical pressure on the middle of the tablet to break it in its width into halves. In order to obtain quarters, then exert a slight pressure on the middle of one half with forefinger to break it in its length.

The tablets are flavoured and may be mixed with a small amount of food offered prior to the main meal, or administered directly into the mouth.

Packaging Quantities:
Libeo 10 mg tablets: Pack sizes of 10, 20, 100, 120 or 200 tablets in blisters of 10 tablets.

Libeo 40 mg tablets: Pack sizes of 8, 16, 96, 120 or 200 tablets in blisters of 8 tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.