Complete Up To Date Information about Albaplex Tablets.
NADA Number: 055-076 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Albaplex® Tablets Albaplex® 3x Tablets |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. |
| Sponsor Address |
a Division of Pfizer, Inc. 235 East 42nd St. New York, NY 10017 USA |
| Ingredients |
Tetracycline Hydrochloride Novobiocin Sodium |
| Species |
Dog, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Tablet |
| Drug Form |
Tablet |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.2345g Tetracycline hydrochloride and sodium novobiocin tablets. Specifications: Each tablet contains the equivalent of 60 milligrams of tetracycline hydrochloride and 60 milligrams of novobiocins, or 180 milligrams of tetracycline hydrochloride and 180 milligrams of novobiocin. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: Ten milligrams of each antibiotic per pound of body weight (1 single strength tablet for each 6 pounds or 1 triple strength tablet for each 18 pounds). Indications: Treatment of acute or 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: Treatment should be continued 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. |