Complete Up To Date Information about Garasol Solution.
NADA Number: 092-523 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Garasol® Solution |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. |
| Sponsor Address |
P.O. Box 21 Sandown Village, NJ 3171 VIC Australia |
| Ingredients |
Gentamicin Sulfate |
| Species |
Turkey, eggs, excluding eggs for human consumption |
| Routes of Administration |
Dip |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
529.1044b Gentamicin sulfate solution. Specifications: Each milliliter of solution contains gentamicin sulfate equivalent to 50 milligrams of gentamicin base. Conditions of use: Turkey (eggs) Amount: The drug is added to clean water to provide a dip solution with a gentamicin concentration of 250 to 1,000 parts per million. A concentration of 500 parts per million is recommended. Clean eggs should be held submerged in the gentamicin solution under a vacuum of about 27.5 to 38 centimeters of mercury for 5 minutes followed by additional soaking in gentamicin solution for approximately 10 minutes at atmospheric pressure. Eggs can also be treated by warming them for 3 to 4 hours at approximately 40 degrees F, keeping eggs submerged for 10- 15 minutes. Indications: The drug is recommended as an aid in the reduction or elimination of the following microorganisms from turkey-hatching eggs: Arizona hinshawii (paracolon), Salmonella st. paul, and Mycoplasma meleagris. Limitations: For use in the dipping treatment of turkey-hatching eggs only. Eggs which have been dipped in the drug shall not be used for food. |
| 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. |