Complete Up To Date Information about Genta-Ject .
ANADA Number: 200-147 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Genta-Ject® Gentamicin Sulfate Injection |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Teva Animal Health, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
3915 South 48th Street Ter. St. Joseph, MO 64506 USA |
| 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: 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 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. Indications: For prevention of early mortality caused by Escherichia coli. Salmonella typhimurium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa that are susceptible to gentamicin. Limitations: Do not slaughter treated animals for food for at least 5 weeks after treatment. Administer aseptically injecting the diluted product subcutaneously in the neck. Turkeys (1 to 3 day old poults) Amount One milligram of gentamicin per 0.2 milliliter dose, using the 50-100-milligrams-per-milliliter product diluted with sterile saline to a concentration of 5 milligrams-per-milliliter. Indications: As an aid in the prevention of early mortality due to Arizona paracolon infections susceptible to gentamicin. Limitations: For 1 to 3 day old turkey poults. Administer subcutaneously in the neck. 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. |