Oxytetracycline Hcl Injection 10%
(100ml)
Composition:
Each ml contains:
Oxytetracycline hydrochloride …100 mg
Action:
Broad spectrum antibiotic with bacteriostatic action against both Gram-positive and
Gram-negative bacteria (E. coli, Pasteurella, Salmonella, Brucella, hemolytic and
non-hemolytic Streptococci, Clostridia, Haemophilus, Corynebacterium, Anthrax,
Staphylococcus, etc). Also active against Rickettsiae, Mycoplasma, Spirochaetes,
Actinomyces.
The bacteriostatic effect is based on the inhibition of glutamic acid metabolism in
the cells thus inhibiting the synthesis of bacterial proteins.
Oxytetracycline 10% maintains therapeutic levels for prolonged periods (about 3 days) following a single parenteral dose. The highest blood level is obtained after
4-8 h; the product is therefore indicated in acute infections where a broad spectrum
antibiotic is needed.
Indications:
Treatment of infectious diseases caused by germs sensitive to oxytetracycline like
enteritis, salmonellosis, (vibrio)dysentery, mastitis, (endo)metritis, foot rot, pneumonia, infections of the urinary and digestive tract, secondary infections in case of viral diseases, etc.
Contra-Indications:
Liver and kidney insufficiencies.
Do not administer high doses to horses, dogs, cats.
Administration/dosage:
By intramuscular injection:
All animals: 1 ml per 10 kg b.w. (20 mg/kg b.w.) remains active for 3 days.
Not more than 20 ml should be injected at one site in adult cattle (10 ml in pigs; 5 ml in sheep). Not more than 10 ml per site in adult swine and 5 ml per site in calves, sheep and goats.
Advised withdrawal times:
meat: 28 days.
milk: 7 days.
Conservation:
At room temperature (15-25°C) and protected from light.
