Ketoprocen 150 mg/ml
Anti-inflammatory / Antipyretic
Ketoprofen injectable
Pharmaceutical form
Solution for injection
Target species
Cattle / Swine / Horses
Pack sizes
100 ml and 250 ml vials.
Composition
Each ml contains: | |
Active substance: | |
Ketoprofen | 150.0 mg |
Excipients: | |
Benzyl alcohol (E1519) | 10 mg |
For the full list of excipients, see the summary of product characteristics. | |
Indications for use
Cattle
Reduction of inflammation and pain associated with post-partum, musculoskeletal disorders and lameness.
Reduction of fever associated with bovine respiratory disease.
Reduction of inflammation, fever and pain in acute clinical mastitis in combination with antimicrobial therapy where appropriate.
Horses
Reduction of inflammation and pain associated with osteoarticular and musculoskeletal disorders (lameness, laminitis, osteoarthritis, synovitis, tendinitis, etc.)
Reduction of postoperative pain and inflammation.
Reduction of visceral pain associated with colic.
Pigs
Reduction of pyrexia in cases of respiratory disease and Postpartum Dysgalactia Syndrome-PDS-(Metritis Mastitis Agalactia syndrome) in sows, in combination with antimicrobial therapy, where appropriate.
Posology and administration via
Cattle
3 mg ketoprofen/kg body weight, i.e. 1 ml of the veterinary medicinal product per 50 kg body weight/day, administered via the intravenous or intramuscular route preferably in the neck region.The duration of treatment is 1-3 days and should be established according to the severity and duration of symptoms.
Horses
2.2 mg ketoprofen/kg body weight, i.e. 0.75 ml of the veterinary medicinal product per 50 kg body weight/day, administered via the intravenous route.The duration of treatment is 1-5 days, and should be established according to the severity and duration of symptoms. In the case of colic, one injection is usually sufficient. A second administration of ketoprofen requires a clinical re-examination.
Pigs
3 mg ketoprofen/kg body weight, i.e. 1 ml of the veterinary medicinal product per 50 kg body weight/day, administered via the intramuscular route on a single occasion.
Depending on the response observed and based on the benefit-risk analysis by the responsible veterinarian, the treatment may be repeated at 24-hour intervals for a maximum of three treatments. Each injection should be administered at a different site.
Withdrawal periods
Cattle
Meat and offal: 2 days
Milk: 0 hours.
Horses
Meat: 1 day.
Milk: Not authorised for use in mares whose milk is used for human consumption.
Pigs
Meat and offal: 3 days
Remarks
Medicine subject to veterinary prescription.