Target species
Cattle , Sheep, Pigs, Dogs, Cats
Indications for use, specifying the target species
For the treatment of infections caused by a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria including:
•Actinobacillus equuli
•Actinomyces bovis
•Actinobacillus lignieresi
•Bacillus anthracis
•Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
•Bordetella bronchiseptica
•Escherichia coli
•Clostridium species
•Haemophilus species
•Corynebacterium species
•Pasteurella species
•Fusiformis species
•Proteus mirabilis
•Moraxella species
•Salmonella species
•Staphylococci
•Streptococci
Not effective against beta-lactamase producing organisms.
Contraindications
Intravenous or intrathecal use.
Use in rabbits, hamsters, gerbils and guinea pigs.
Use in known cases of hypersensitivity to amoxycillin.
Special Warnings for each target species
None
Special precautions for use
Special precautions for use in animals
None
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals
Care should be taken to avoid accidental self-injection. In the case of accidental self-injection, seek medical advice immediately. 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.
Do not handle this product if you know you are sensitised, or if you have been advised not to work with such preparations
Handle this product with great care to avoid exposure taking all recommended precautions.
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.
Wash hands after use.
Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)
Occasional local tissue reactions may result from use of this product.
Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay
Betamox Injection can be safely administered during pregnancy and lactation.
Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
None known.
Amounts to be administered and administration route
• Cattle, sheep and pigs : By intramuscular injection only.
• Dogs and cats : By subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.
The recommended dosage rate is 7 mg/kg bodyweight once a day for up to five days. Massage the injection site.
A separate injection site should be used for each administration.
Animal | Weight (kg) | Dose volume (ml) |
Cattle | 450 | 20.0 |
Sheep | 65 | 3.0 |
Pigs | 150 | 7.0 |
Dogs | 20 | 1.0 |
Cats | 5 | 0.25 |
(Guide-dose volume is equivalent to about 0.25 ml per 5 kg daily).
Normal aseptic precautions should be observed. Shake vial before use. This product does not contain an antimicrobial preservative. Swab the septum before removing each dose. Use a dry, sterile needle and syringe.
If dose volume exceeds 20 ml in cattle or 10 ml in pigs, it should be divided and injected into two sites.
Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary
Penicillin’s have a wide safety margin
Withdrawal period
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.