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US brand names:Anti Fluke &Wormer, Flubenol, Fluke-M
Flubendazole is dosed at 2 mg/l immersion once in bettas, per Ramsey I, ed. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th ed. Part B: Exotic Pets. Gloucester: British Small Animal Veterinary Association; 2023. p.148. — LOCATOR CONVENTION 2026-08-07: the bare 'p.148' in this citation is the PDF index of the held scan, not the printed page. The PRINTED page is p.134; verified by finding the drug named there. If you are holding the book, turn to p.134. — SOURCE EDITION: BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B — Exotic Pets — ISBN 9781910443712, https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781910443712. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
SAFETY AND HANDLING (BSAVA Part B p.148, verbatim): Normal precautions should be observed. ACTION (BSAVA Part B p.148, verbatim): Benzimidazoles bind to a structural protein of the parasite microtubules, important organelles involved in major cell processes, causing paralysis, death and expulsion of the parasites. USE (BSAVA Part B p.148, verbatim): Treatment of monogenetic trematode ectoparasites (e.g. skin and gill flukes) and internal nematodes in fish. Used to kill snails and hydra in aquaria. Flubendazole has a low solubility but a high potency. SOURCE: Ramsey I, ed. BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, 10th ed. Part B: Exotic Pets. Gloucester: British Small Animal Veterinary Association; 2023. p.148.
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