Ofloxacinvet 10% (solution for oral use)

Ofloxacinvet 10% (solution for oral use)
Ingredients: Ofloxacin
Application: Oral
Type of formulation: Antibiotic

DESCRIPTION

Transparent oily liquid from colorless to light – yellow. During storage a slight precipitation may appear.

COMPOSITION

Each1 ml contains the active ingredient:
ofloxacin – 100.0 mg.

PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

The active ingredient of the preparation is an antibiotic ofloxacin, an antibiotic of fluoroquinolone group.

Ofloxacin is active against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, especially against E. coli, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Enterobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp., Serratia spp., Camphylobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Yersinia spp., Vibrio spp., Aeromonas spp., Haemophilus spp., to the preparation are also sensitive: Brucella spp., Chlamydia trachomatis, Staphylococcus spp. (including penicillinase-producing and methicillin-resistant strains), Mycoplasma spp., Mycobacterium spp.

Mechanism of its action is the inhibition of bacterial DNA – gyrase (topoisomerase II), thus stopping the process of spiralisation and DNA synthesis.

INDICATIONS

Treatment of pigs, calves and lambs, poultry, dogs and cats suffering from septicemia, arthritis, polyarthritis, meningitis, mastitis, dermatitis, secondary infections in viral diseases and respiratory diseases (tonsillitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, bronchitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, bronchopneumonia), gastrointestinal tract ( gastritis, enteritis, peritonitis), urogenital system (nephritis, pyelitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis, metritis, urotsystyt) caused by microorganisms sensitive to ofloxacin.

DOSAGE

Orally with drinking water or feed in a dose:

- Pigs – 0.5 ml per 10 kg of body weight;

- Calves and lambs – 0.5 ml per 10 kg of body weight;

- Poultry - 5 ml per 10 liters of drinking water, depending on the severity of the disease the dose can be increased by 2 times;;

- Dogs, cats – 0.25 ml per 10 kg of body weight.

Use at intervals of 24 hours, the duration of treatment 3 - 5 days.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Hypersensitivity to ofloxacin.
Do not administer to animals with impaired renal function and liver.
Do not use simultaneously with tetracyclines, macrolides, lincosamides, chloramphenicol, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory preparations.
Do not administer to ruminants with the well-developed rumen.
Do not used to treat horses.
Do not use in pregnant dogs and cats, as well as during lactation (dogs and cats). The use of the medicine for domestic animals are allowed in cases where the microflora sensitivity to the medicine is determined and the effect from the treatment prevails the negative consequences.
Do not administer to laying hens producing eggs for human consumption.

PRECAUTIONS

Animals may only be slaughtered for meat 14 days after the last treatment.
Poultry may only be slaughtered for meat 11 days after the last treatment.

HOW SUPPLIED

Neutral glass ampules of 0.5 and 1 ml. Outer packaging – carton box.
Polymer flacons / containers of 240 ml. or 1 liter.

STORAGE

Dry, dark, inaccessible to children place at temperature from 5 to 25°C.
Shelf life – 2 years.

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