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Albendazole — veterinary medicines

Authorised animal medicines containing Albendazole across national registers. Regulatory residue limits (MRL) and antimicrobial-resistance surveillance are shown when on record. This is a neutral reference and does not provide dosing or veterinary advice.
Reference information only — not veterinary advice and not a dosing source. Always consult a licensed veterinarian before giving any medicine to an animal.

Target species

BovinsOvinsCaprinsCattleSheep

Authorised products

59 authorised products across national registers.

Australia — APVMA PUBCRIS

United States — DailyMed (NLM)

Canada — Health Canada DPD

United States — FDA Green Book

Residue limits (MRL)

Species: All ruminants

100 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All ruminants · Tissue: Fat

Marker residue: Sum of albendazole sulphoxide, albendazole sulphone, and albendazole 2-amino sulphone, expressed as albendazole

Therapeutic class: Antiparasitic agents/Agents against endoparasites

Species: All ruminants

500 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All ruminants · Tissue: Kidney

Marker residue: Sum of albendazole sulphoxide, albendazole sulphone, and albendazole 2-amino sulphone, expressed as albendazole

Therapeutic class: Antiparasitic agents/Agents against endoparasites

Species: All ruminants

1000 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All ruminants · Tissue: Liver

Marker residue: Sum of albendazole sulphoxide, albendazole sulphone, and albendazole 2-amino sulphone, expressed as albendazole

Therapeutic class: Antiparasitic agents/Agents against endoparasites

Species: All ruminants

100 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All ruminants · Tissue: Milk

Marker residue: Sum of albendazole sulphoxide, albendazole sulphone, and albendazole 2-amino sulphone, expressed as albendazole

Therapeutic class: Antiparasitic agents/Agents against endoparasites

Species: All ruminants

100 μg/kg

European Union

Species: All ruminants · Tissue: Muscle

Marker residue: Sum of albendazole sulphoxide, albendazole sulphone, and albendazole 2-amino sulphone, expressed as albendazole

Therapeutic class: Antiparasitic agents/Agents against endoparasites

Species: Cattle

0.2 ppm

United States

Species: Cattle · Tissue: Liver (target tissue)

Species: Cattle

0.05 ppm

United States

Species: Cattle · Tissue: Muscle

Species: Goat

0.25 ppm

United States

Species: Goat · Tissue: Liver (target tissue)

Species: Sheep

0.25 ppm

United States

Species: Sheep · Tissue: Liver (target tissue)

Species: Sheep

0.05 ppm

United States

Species: Sheep · Tissue: Muscle

Antimicrobial resistance surveillance

No antimicrobial-resistance surveillance is recorded for this substance.

Reported adverse events (openFDA)

Spontaneous adverse-event reports that name Albendazole, by species — reported counts, not proven reactions.

Cattle

271 reported events

openFDA

Top reactions: Death (106) · Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - NOS (30) · Lack of efficacy (endoparasite) - trematode (21) · Lack of efficacy - NOS (20) · Dyspnoea (18)

Source: openFDA Animal & Veterinary adverse-event reports.

Surveillance reference only — these are spontaneous adverse-event report counts, not proven adverse reactions, not causation and not a measure of any product's risk or safety. Always consult a licensed veterinarian.

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