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Amoxycare Injection:  Contra-indications, warnings, etc
 
 
Amoxycare Injection
Contra-indications, warnings, etc
This product is not suitable for administration via intravenous or intrathecal routes.
Milk for human consumption must not be taken from a cow during treatment. Milk for human consumption may only be taken after 24 hours from the last treatment.
Not for use in sheep producing milk for human consumption.
Animals must not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment. Cattle may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 18 days from the last treatment. Sheep may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 10 days from the last treatment. Pigs may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 16 days from the last treatment.
Occasional local tissue reaction may result from use of this product.
Not effective against beta-lactamase producing organisms.
As with other penicillins Amoxycillin should not be used in rabbits, hamsters, gerbils and guinea pigs.
Operator warning - Penicillin/Cephalosporin sensitivity
Penicillins and cephalosporins may cause hypersensitivity (allergy) following injection, inhalation, ingestion or skin contact. Hypersensitivity to penicillin may lead to cross reaction to cephalosporins and vice versa. Allergic reactions to these substances may occasionally be serious.
1. Do not handle this product if you know you are sensitised, or if you have been advised not to work with such preparations.
2. Handle this product with great care to avoid exposure taking all recommended precautions.
3. If you develop symptoms following exposure, such as a skin rash, you should seek medical advice and show the doctor this warning. Swelling of the face, lips or eyes or difficulty breathing are more serious symptoms and require urgent medical attention.
           
 
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  Date updated: 4 November 2005