Q-drench®

• 40g/L Levamisole hydrochloride
• 37.5g/L Closantel
• 25g/L Albendazole
• 1.0g/L Abamectin

Q-Drench Multi-Combination Drench for Sheep contains abamectin, albendazole, closantel and levamisole, which are members of the macrocyclic lactone, benzimidazole, salicylanilide and imidazothiazole groups respectively. 

It is a broad-spectrum oral anthelmintic which can be used against susceptible gastrointestinal parasites, and to prevent the introduction of resistant strains on to a property. 

For the treatment and control in sheep of sensitive strains of the following parasites of sheep:- 

Adult and immature gastrointestinal roundworms 

• Barber’s Pole Worm (Haemonchus contortus) – including inhibited L4 stage and strains with single, dual or triple resistance to macrocyclic lactones, benzimidazoles, levamisole or closantel, and strains with emerging resistance to closantel. 
• Small Brown Stomach Worm (Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta) – (including inhibited L4 stage and strains with single or dual resistance to macrocyclic lactones, benzimidazoles or levamisole). 
• Black Scour Worm (Trichostrongylus colubriformis) including strains with single or dual resistance to macrocyclic lactones, benzimidazoles or levamisole. 
• Large Stomach Worm (Haemonchus placei)* 
• Stomach Hair Worm (Trichostrongylus axei) 
• Black Scour Worm (Trichostrongylus vitrinus) 
• Small Intestinal Worm (Cooperia spp.) 
• Thin-necked Intestinal Worm (Nematodirus spp.) 
• Large mouthed Bowel Worm (Chabertia ovina) 
• Nodule Worm (Oesophagostomum columbianum)* 
• Large Bowel Worm (Oesophagostomum venulosum) 
• Whipworm (Trichuris ovis) 
• Intestinal Threadworm (Strongyloides papillosus) 
• Hookworm (Bunostomum spp.) 
• Nasal Bot (Oestrus ovis) 
• Lungworm Large Lungworm (Dictyocaulus viviparus) 
• Liver Fluke (Fasciola hepatica) – mature fluke and immature forms including 6 week old stages. Reduces the output of viable fluke eggs. 
• Tapeworms (Moniezia spp.) 
• Itch mite (Psorergates ovis) 

* These parasites have not been recorded in New Zealand. 

Shake well before use. By law, the user must take due care, obtaining expert advice when necessary, to avoid unnecessary pain or distress when using the product other than as directed on the label. For use as a quarantine drench: Treat all animals on arrival, or ideally at farm of origin, and hold in yards for 24 hours before release. For use in a strategic worm control program: speak to your animal health adviser or veterinarian. 

Dosage and administration 

• Dose: 1 mL per 5 kg bodyweight. 
• Administer orally. 
• Correct drenching technique should be used. 
• Check the accuracy of the drench equipment before and during use. 
• A representative sample of animals should be weighed before treatment. 
• Dose the mob to the heaviest animal by liveweight in each group (ewes, wethers, rams, lambs). Do not underdose. 
• Where there is a large variation in size within the group, dose rate should be based on the label directions for each weight range. Drafting into two or more lines may be appropriate, to avoid excessive overdosing. 
• Doses of 3 or more times those recommended can cause symptoms of levamisole toxicity, so estimate liveweights carefully. 
• Dehydrated animals may be more susceptible to toxicity. 
• Fatal interactions may occur between levamisole and organophosphate dips. 

Dose: 1 mL per 5 kg bodyweight 

It is an offence for users of this product to cause residues exceeding the relevant MRL in the Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds. 

MEAT: Animals producing meat or offal for human consumption must not be sold for slaughter either during treatment or within 28 days of cessation of the last treatment. 

MILK: Milk intended for sale for human consumption must be discarded for 35 days following treatment.

Safety Data Sheet
Technical Notes