Contains: Active substances:

Procaine hydrochloride 5.0% w/v

Epinephrine bitartrate 0.0036% w/v (equivalent to Epinephrine 0.002% w/v)

Excipients:

Chlorocresol 0.1% w/v

Sodium metabisulphate 0.1% w/v

Solution for injection. A clean, bright, colourless mobile solution for injection.

Horses, cattle, cats and dogs.

For use as a local anaesthetic, by field block or perineural administration, in minor surgical procedures including dehorning and disbudding in cattle.

Do not administer by intravenous, intra-articular or epidural injection.

Use with caution in horses due to risk of coat colour at injection site turning permanently white.

Care should be taken not to inject the drug into a vein.

Vasoconstrictors should be used with caution in lower limb blocks due to the risk of digital ischaemia.

Take care to avoid accidental self-injection. In the event of accidental self-injection, seek medical attention and show the label to the physician. Immediately wash off any splashes to the eyes or skin with copious amounts of water. Seek medical attention if irritation occurs.

Wash hands after use.

Procaine may inhibit the action of sulphonamides and their concurrent administration should be avoided.

By subcutaneous injection:

Cats and dogs: 0.25-1.0 ml

Cattle and horses: 2.0-5.0 ml

Do not exceed the recommended dosage.

Cattle: Meat - zero days; Milk - zero hours.

Horses: Meat - zero days.

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Procaine, combinations.

ATCvet code: QN01BA52

Procaine hydrochloride is a local anaesthetic.

The in vitro half-life in plasma is less than 1 minute. It is only slightly bound to plasma protein (5.8 %) and has a duration of anaesthetic effect of about 50 minutes in man. The addition of adrenaline to procaine causes a prolongation of local effect by vasoconstriction. The longer action is accompanied by a significant decrease in systemic toxicity, since the rate of hydrolysis exceeds the rate of absorption into the systemic circulation. The recommended level of adrenaline is 1 in 50,000; higher concentrations may cause tissue damage.

Shelf life of the veterinary medicinal product as packaged for sale: 3 years.

Shelf life after first opening the immediate packaging: 28 days.

Do not store above 25°C.

Protect from light.

Following withdrawal of the first dose, use the product within 28 days.

Discard unused material.

100 ml type I amber glass multidose vial, fitted with a red chlorobutyl bung, with an aluminium overseal.

Any unused veterinary medicinal product or waste materials derived from such veterinary medicinal products should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.

Alfasan Nederland BV, Kuipersweg 9, 3449 JA Woerden, The Netherlands.

26 July 1994

August 2021

For animal treatment only. To be supplied only on veterinary prescription. Keep out of the sight and reach of children.