Veterinary Injectable Drugs Procaine Benzylpenicillin Injection
Composition
Each ml contains:
Procaine Benzylpenicillin.......300mg
Indication
For the treatment of acute systemic infections caused by bacteria susceptible to benzylpenicillin, like Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Erysipelas, Corynebacterium, Clostridium tetanus, Actinomycetes, Bacillus anthracis, Spirochetes, etc.
Administration and Dosage
For intramuscular injection:
Cattle, sheep and pigs: 2 ml/50 kg body weight per day for 3 consecutive days.
Do not discontinue treatment before 3 days. If no significant clinical improvement is noted within 3 days, the initial diagnosis should be reassessed and the treatment should be changed, if necessary. The maximum volumes to be injected at any one site are 20 ml (cattle), 3 ml (pigs) and 2 ml (sheep).
Contraindications
Do not inject intravenously.
Do not use in known cases of hypersensitivity to penicillin, cephalosporins, procaine or to any of the excipients.
Do not use in case of severe renal dysfunction with anuria and oliguria.
Do not use in very small herbivores such as guinea pigs, gerbils and hamsters.
Do not use in the presence of β-lactamase producing pathogens.
Adverse Reaction
In suckling and fattening pigs, administration of the product may cause a transient pyrexia, vomiting, shivering, listlessness and incoordination uncommonly.
Anaphylactic reactions may occur in rare cases in cattle, due to the povidone content.
Withdrawal Time
For meat: Cattle: 10 days; Pigs: 7 days; Sheep: 4 days
For milk: Cattle: 108 hours
Not authorised for use in sheep producing milk for human consumption.
Storage and Expired Time
Tightly sealed, store in a cool place.
Keep the vial in the outer carton in order to protect from light.
2 years
Packing
100ml
