Complete Up To Date Information about Albaplex Capsules.
NADA Number: 065-099 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Albaplex® Capsules |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. |
| Sponsor Address |
a Division of Pfizer, Inc. 235 East 42nd St. New York, NY 10017 USA |
| Ingredients |
Tetracycline Phosphate Novobiocin Sodium |
| Species |
Dog, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Capsule |
| Drug Form |
Capsule |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.2345f Tetracycline phosphate complex and sodium novobiocin capsules. Specifications: Each capsule contains the equivalent activity of 60 milligrams of tetracycline hydrochloride and 60 milligrams of novobiocin. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: 10 milligrams of each drug per pound of body weight (1 capsule for each 6 pounds) every 12 hours. Indications: Treatment of acute and chronic canine respiratory infections such as tonsillitis, bronchitis, and tracheobronchitis when caused by pathogens susceptible to tetracycline and/or novobiocin, such as Staphylococcus species and Escherichia coli. Limitations: Continue Treatment for at least 48 hours after the temperature has returned to normal and all evidence of infection has disappeared. As with all antibiotics, appropriate in vitro culturing and susceptibility tests of samples taken before treatment should be conducted. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established for the sum of residues of the tetracyclines including chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline, in tissues of calves, swine, sheep, chickens, and turkeys, as follows: a. 2 parts per million (ppm) in muscle. b. 6 ppm in liver. c. 12 ppm in fat and kidney. Tolerances for residues of novobiocin are established at 0.1 part per million in milk from dairy animals and 1 part per million in the uncooked edible tissues of cattle, chickens, turkeys, and ducks. |