Introduction
Company name: Fort Dodge Animal Health
Address: Flanders Road
Hedge End
Southampton SO30 4QH
Telephone: 01489 781711
Fax: 01489 788306
Aureomycin Soluble Powder
Introduction
Company name: Fort Dodge Animal Health
Address: Flanders Road
Hedge End
Southampton SO30 4QH
Telephone: 01489 781711
Fax: 01489 788306
Presentation
A fine, green-tinted, water-soluble powder, for oral solution, containing 5.5% w/w chlortetracycline hydrochloride per kg on a lactose carrier and 0.058% lissamine green (E142) as a dye.
Uses
Chlortetracycline is a broad spectrum antibiotic active against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
Aureomycin Soluble Powder is recommended for oral administration in the treatment of respiratory and systemic infections caused by chlortetracycline-sensitive organisms in chickens and calves.
Dosage and administration
For oral administration as a soluble powder, to be given in drinking water, or as a drench.
Therapeutic doses of chlortetracycline are for:
Calves: | 10-20 mg/kg bodyweight daily |
Chickens: | 20-30 mg/kg bodyweight daily |
Treatment should be continued for a period of five to seven days.
To be given as a solution in drinking water by either:-
Adding the contents of a jar (225g) to 90 litres drinking water providing 138 ppm chlortetracycline in the drinking water.
or:-
Adding 3 rounded 5ml teaspoonfuls (600mg chlortetracycline) to 5 litres drinking water providing 120 ppm in the water.
For calves, the product may be given as a drench twice daily at the rate of 12.5g (3 rounded 5 ml teaspoons) per 45kg bodyweight daily, split into two 12-hourly doses in sufficient water to dissolve it. Prepare drench immediately prior to administration.
Contra-indications, warnings, etc
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY
Not to be used in adult ruminants.
Keep out of reach and sight of children.
Do not use in animals with known hypersensitivity to the active ingredient.
Wash hands thoroughly after use.
Withdrawal period
Animals must not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment. Animals may be slaughtered for human consumption only after the following number of days from the end of treatment.
Calves: | 25 days |
Chickens: | 1 day |
Eggs: | zero days |
Pharmaceutical precautions
Do not store above 25°C. Store in a dry place. Store in tightly closed original container.
Any medicated water not consumed within 24 hours (12 hours in hard water areas) should be discarded.
Avoid use of contaminated water and rusty or dirty containers.
No other source of drinking water should be available during treatment.
General precautions
Aureomycin is of low toxicity and side-effects are rarely encountered.
If suspected adverse reactions do occur, treatment should be discontinued.
The application of some sugar-based soluble antibiotics may very infrequently appear to be associated with microbial overgrowth in drinking water systems. If using this product within water delivery systems ensure that the systems are cleaned regularly. The use of biocides may be indicated before or after medication.
Legal category
POM-V
Packaging Quantities
Available in plastic jars and polypropylene containers in quantities of 225 grammes and 5 kilogrammes, respectively.
Further information
Disposal
Dispose of any unused product and empty containers in accordance with guidance from your local waste regulation authority.
Marketing authorisation number
Vm 01596/4238.
Significant Changes
indications & general precautions | 13/07/2007 |