NOAH Compendium of Animal Medicines: Duphapen+Strep - Contra-indications, warnings, etc

Duphapen+Strep

Contra-indications, warnings, etc

FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY

Do not use in known cases of hypersensitivity to penicillin.

Not suitable for intravenous or intrathecal administration.

Occasionally in suckling and fattening pigs, administration of this product may cause a transient pyrexia, vomiting, shivering, listlessness and incoordination. A mild transient local reaction may occur at the site of injection in horses. Additionally, in pregnant sows and gilts a vulval discharge which could be associated with abortion has been reported.

Do not administer with other antibiotics such as tetracyclines or with other aminoglycosides.

Use with care in animals known to have kidney disease or defective renal function.

Do not exceed the recommended dosage or duration of treatment.

Animals must not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment.

Cows: Milk: 60 hours.

Milk must not be taken during treatment.

Meat: 23 days.

Sheep: Not to be used in sheep producing milk for human consumption.

Meat: 31 days.

Pigs: Meat: 18 days.

Horses: Not to be used in horses intended for human consumption.

Treated horses may never be slaughtered for human consumption.

The horse must have been declared as not intended for human consumption under national horse passport legislation.

Operator warnings

Penicillins and cephalosporins may cause hypersensitivity (allergy) following injection, inhalation, ingestion or skin contact. Hypersensitivity to penicillins may lead to cross reactions 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 with breathing, are more serious symptoms and require urgent medical attention.

Wash hands after use.