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OXYTETRA-LA
Composition:
Oxytetracycline 200mg
Excipient. q.s. 1ml
Description:
Oxytetracycline is a bacteriocidal antibiotic of wide spectrum. It acts on Gram positive and Gram negative microorganisms, particularly sensitive on it streptococci, clostridia, E.coli, shigellae, brucellae, salmonellae, leptospirae etc. In addition, it is efficient against some mycoplasmas, rickettsiae, chlamydiae, some protozoa and large viruses.
Oxytetracycline acts on microorganisms in such a way that it is bound to 30-S subunit of ribosome and thus preventing binding of amino uracil of RNA for its acceptance site, and therefore further process of proteins synthesis in microorganisms is being disabled.
After single administration of therapeutic dose of preparation Oxytetracycline hydrochloride Injection 20%, within about thirty minutes up to 12 hours, a high level of Oxytetracycline in blood has been achieved, while its therapeutic concentration has been maintained for three days.
Indications:
For the treatment of diseases caused by digestive, skin, lungs, urogenital and septicemic pathogens sensitive to Oxytetracycline (gram positives, gram negatives, leptospires, chlamydias and mycoplasma).
Administration and Dosage:
Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs: intramuscular route.
1 ml/10kg bodyweight i.e. 20 mg of oxytetracycline per kilo weight in one single administration.
Depending on the degree of infection, another injection can be given to 3 to 4 days after the first one.
Warning:
Do not inject more than 10 ml to 20 ml per injection site, depending on the size of the animal.
To be used with care on pregnant females and kidney insufficient animals.
Withdrawal time:
Meat: 21 days.
Milk: 5 days
Storage:
Store in a dry place, protected from light. Below 30°C.
Packing:
Bottles of 100 ml