Oxaclin® LA
Description:
Injectable - Oxytetracycline Solution – Long acting.
Composition
Each ml contains :
Oxytetracycline dihydrate IP equivalent to 200 mg of Oxytetracycline in 2-pyrrolidone vehicle system.
Indications
- For therapy of bacterial infections caused by oxytetracycline susceptible microorganisms in animals. It is recommended wherever prolonged antibiotic therapy or prophylactic activity is expected and where, for practical, economic or veterinary reasons, frequent animal handling and repeated dosing is not feasible.
- For the treatment of anaplasmosis, pneumonia, H.S. (Shipping fever complex), leptospirosis, foot-rot, diphtheria, systemic mastitis, black quarter, bacterial enteritis , actinobacillosis, navel/joint ill, heartwater, pink eye and for chemoprophylaxis in bovine theileriosis.
Dosage and Administration
Cattle, Buffaloes, Sheep, Goats and Pigs :
At the dose rate of 1 ml / 10 kg body weight by intramuscular route only, in divided dose and administer at 2-3 sites.
Poultry & Rabbits :
At the dose rate of 1 ml / 4kg body weight by subcutaneous route only.
In poultry and rabbits, administration of a single subcutaneous injection at a dose rate of 0.25ml/kg body weight has been shown to provide similar sustained oxytetracycline levels over a three day period, high initial levels within thirty minutes post injection and maintenance of these high levels over the initial 12 hours period.
In young piglets under 10 kg body weight, the subcutaneous route is preferred.
This dose rate also has been shown to result in high oxytetracycline blood levels within thirty minutes post- injection in cattle, buffaloes, pigs and sheep, and these high levels are maintained for eight to twelve hours depending on the species.
Contraindications
Do not administer to animals with a history of hypersensitivity to tetracycline.
Storage
Store in a cool place. Protect from light
Presentation
Vials of 30 ml and 50 ml amber coloured bottle.
