Florfenicen 300 mg/ml
Antibiotic
Florfenicol injectable
Pharmaceutical form
Injectable solution
Target species
Cattle / Swine / Sheep
Pack sizes
Vials containing 100 and 250 ml.
C.P. 10 x 100 ml and 10 x 250 ml
Composition
Composition per ml.: | |
Florfenicol | 300 mg. |
Excipients, n.q. | |
Indications for use
Cattle
Diseases caused by bacteria sensitive to florfenicol. Metaphylaxis and therapeutic treatment of respiratory tract infections in cattle caused by Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni.
Sheep
Treatment of respiratory tract infections in sheep caused by strains of Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida that are sensitive to florfenicol.
Swine
Treatment of acute outbreaks of respiratory diseases caused by strains of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Pasteurella multocida that are sensitive to florfenicol.
Posology and administration via
Route of administration: intramuscular or subcutaneous in cattle; intramuscular in sheep and pigs.
Cattle
IM route: 20 mg/kg body weight, equivalent to 1 ml of the medicine/15 kg b.w.twice at 48-hour intervals.
SC route: 40 mg/kg body weight, equivalent to 2 ml of the medicine/15 kg b.w. in a single dose.
The volume administered per injection site should not exceed 10 ml for both routes of administration (intramuscular and subcutaneous).
Sheep
20 mg/kg body weight equivalent to 1 ml of the medicine/15 kg b.w. once a day intramuscularly for three consecutive days. The volume administered per injection site should not exceed 4 ml.
Swine
15 mg/kg body weight equivalent to 1 ml of the medicine/20 kg b.w. intramuscularly in the neck muscle twice at 48-hour intervals.
The volume administered per injection site should not exceed 3 ml.
Withdrawal periods
Cattle
Meat:
Intramuscular route (20 mg/kg body weight, twice): 30 days.
Subcutaneous route (40 mg/kg body weight, single dose): 44 days.
Milk: Not authorised in lactating animals whose milk is used for human consumption or in pregnant animals whose milk is used for human consumption.
Sheep
Meat: 39 days.
Milk: Not authorised for use in lactating animals whose milk is used for human consumption or in pregnant animals whose milk is used for human consumption.
Pigs
Meat: 18 days.
Remarks
Do not use in adult bulls or boars intended for breeding.
Do not use in cases of hypersensitivity or known allergic reactions to florfenicol or any of the excipients.
Do not use in piglets weighing less than 2 kg.
Do not use in cattle and sheep whose milk is used for human consumption.
Medicine subject to veterinary prescription.
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