Colicen 4.000.000 UI/ml
Antibiotic
Oral Colistin
Pharmaceutical form
Solution for administration in drinking water or milk
Target species
Cattle / Swine / Poultry / Sheep
Registry Num.
Pack sizes
1L and 5L bottle
Composition
Each ml contains: | |
Active substance: | |
Colistin (sulphate) | 4,000,000 IU |
Excipients: | |
Benzyl alcohol (E 1519) | 10 μl |
Excipients, q.s. | |
For the full list of excipients, see the summary of product characteristics. | |
Indications for use
Calves, pigs, lambs, chickens and turkeys
Treatment and metaphylaxis of gastrointestinal infections caused by non-invasive E. coli strains susceptible to colistin.
The presence of the disease in the herd must be confirmed prior to metaphylaxis treatment.
Posology and administration via
Administer in drinking water or milk.
Calves, pigs and lambs
100,000 IU of colistin per kg of body weight per day for 3–5 consecutive days in drinking water or milk replacer for calves, equivalent to 0.25 ml of the veterinary medicinal product/10 kg body weight/day for 3–5 days
Chickens and turkeys
75,000 IU of colistin per kg of body weight per day for 3–5 consecutive days in drinking water, equivalent to 18.75 ml of the veterinary medicinal product per tonne of body weight per day for 3–5 days.
Withdrawal periods
Cattle (calves), pigs, sheep (lambs)
Meat: 1 day.
Its use is not authorised in animals whose milk is intended for human consumption.
Chickens and turkeys
Meat: 1 day.
Eggs: 0 days.
Remarks
The duration of treatment should be limited to the minimum time necessary to treat the condition.
Any medicated water not consumed within 24 hours must be discarded.
Any medicated milk replacer not consumed within 3 hours must be discarded.
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