COMPOSITION:
Contains per ml:
Procaine penicillin G 200 000 IU.
Dihydrostreptomycin sulphate 200 mg.
Solvents ad. 1 ml.
DESCRIPTION:
The combination of procaine penicillin G and dihydrostreptomycin acts additive and in some cases synergistic. Procaine penicillin G is a small-spectrum penicillin with a bactericidal action against mainly Gram-positive bacteria like Campylobacter, Clostridium, Corynebacterium, Erysipelothrix, Haemophilus, Listeria, Pasteurella, penicillinase negative Staphylococcus and Streptococcus spp. Dihydrostreptomycin is an aminoglycoside with a bactericidal action against mainly Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli, Klebsiella, Pasteurella, Salmonella and Staphylococcus spp.
INDICATIONS:
Arthritis, mastitis and gastrointestinal, respiratory and urinary tract infections caused by penicillin and dihydrostreptomycin sensitive micro-organisms, like Campylobacter, Clostridium, Corynebacterium, E. coli, Erysipelothrix, Haemophilus, Klebsiella, Listeria, Pasteurella, Salmonella, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus spp., in calves, cattle, goats, sheep and swine.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:
For intramuscular administration:
Cattle : 1 ml. per 20 kg. body weight for 3 days.
Calves, goats, sheep and swine : 1 ml. per 10 kg. body weight for 3 days.
Shake well before use and do not administer more than 20 ml. in cattle, more than 10 ml. in swine and more than 5 ml. in calves, sheep and goats per injection site.
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
- Hypersensitivity to penicillin, procaine and/or aminoglycosides.
- Administration to animals with a serious impaired renal function.
- Concurrent administration with tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, macrolides and lincosamides.
SIDE EFFECTS:
- Administration of therapeutic dosages of procaine penicillin G can result in abortion in sows.
- Ototoxity, neurotoxicity or nephrotoxicity.
- Hypersensitivity reactions.
WITHDRAWAL TIMES:
- For kidney : 45 days.
- For meat : 21 days.
- For milk : 3 days.
WARING:
Keep out of reach of children.