Complete Up To Date Information about Flunixin Injection.
ANADA Number: 200-308 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Flunixin Injection |
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| Sponsor |
Norbrook Laboratories Ltd. |
| Sponsor Address |
Station Works Newry, BT35 6JP Northern Ireland |
| Ingredients |
Flunixin Meglumine |
| Species |
Cattle, dairy, lactating Cattle, dairy, heifers not lactating Cattle, calves, excluding veal calves Horse, excluding breeding stock and not for food Cattle, beef, excluding veal calves |
| Routes of Administration |
Intravenous Intramuscular (horse) |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
| Withdrawal Time |
Cattle excluding veal: 4 days before slaughter.
Milk withdrawal: 36 hours. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
522.970 Flunixin. Specifications: Each milliliter of solution contains flunixin meglumine equivalent to 50 milligrams (mg) flunixin. Conditions of use: Horses Amount: 0.5 mg per pound of body weight per day, intravenously or intramuscularly, for up to 5 days. Indications: For alleviation of inflammation and pain associated with musculoskeletal disorders, and alleviation of pain associated with colic. Limitations: Not for use in horses intended for food. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cattle Amount: 1.1 to 2.2 mg/kilogram (0.5 to 1.0 mg/lb) of body weight per day, as a single dose or divided into 2 doses administered at 12-hour intervals, intravenously, for up to 3 days. Indications: For control of pyrexia associated with bovine respiratory disease, acute bovine mastitis, and endotoxemia. Also indicated for control of inflammation in endotoxemia. Limitations. Do not slaughter for food use within 4 days of last treatment. A withdrawal period has not been established for use in preruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. Do not use in dry dairy cows. Milk that has been taken during treatment and for 36 hours after the last treatment must not be used for food. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |
| Tolerances |
Cattle The tolerance flunixin free acid is: a. Liver (target tissue) 125 parts per billion (ppb). b. Muscle 25 ppb. c. Milk 2 ppb. Swine The tolerance flunixin free acid is: a. Liver (target tissue) 30 ppb. b. Muscle 25 ppb.
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