Complete Up To Date Information about Garasol Injection.
NADA Number: 101-862 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Garasol® Injection |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. |
| Sponsor Address |
P.O. Box 21 Sandown Village, NJ 3171 VIC Australia |
| Ingredients |
Gentamicin Sulfate |
| Species |
Turkey, poults, 1- to 3-day-old Chicken, 1 day-old broiler chicks |
| Routes of Administration |
Subcutaneous |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chicken (broiler): 5 weeks before slaughter.
Turkey: 9 weeks before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
522.1044 Gentamicin sulfate injection. Specifications: Each milliliter of sterile aqueous solution contains the equivalent of 50 or 100 milligrams of gentamicin. Conditions of use: Chickens (day-old) Amount: 0.2 milligram of gentamicin per 0.2 milliliter dose, using a 50 milligram-per-milliliter solution diluted with sterile physiological saline to 1.0 milligram per milliliter. Administer aseptically injecting the diluted product subcutaneously in the neck. Indications: For prevention of early mortality caused by Escherichia coli. Salmonella typhimurium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa that are susceptible to gentamicin. Limitations: For use in day-old chickens only. Do not slaughter treated animals for food for at least 5 weeks after treatment. Turkeys (1- to 3-day-old poults) Amount: One milligram of gentamicin per poult, using a 5 milligram-per-milliliter solution. Administer subcutaneously in the neck. Indications: As an aid in the prevention of early mortality due to Arizona paracolon infections susceptible to gentamicin. Limitations: Injected poults must not be slaughtered for food for at least 9 weeks after treatment. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance of 0.1 part per million is established for negligible residues of gentamicin sulfate in the uncooked edible tissues of chickens and turkeys. Tolerances are established for total residues of gentamicin in edible tissues of swine as follows: 0.1 part per million in muscle, 0.3 part per million in liver, and 0.4 part per million in fat and kidney. |