Complete Up To Date Information about Mychel-Vet Tabs.
NADA Number: 065-489 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Mychel-Vet Tabs |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Pfizer, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
235 East 42d St. New York, NY 10017 USA |
| Ingredients |
Chloramphenicol |
| Species |
Dog, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Tablet |
| Drug Form |
Tablet |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.390a Chloramphenicol tablets. Specifications: Each tablet contains 250 milligrams of chloramphenicol. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: 25 milligram per pound of body weight every 6 hours. Indications: Oral treatment of bacterial pulmonary infections, bacterial infections of the urinary tract, bacterial enteritis, and bacterial infections associated with canine distemper caused by susceptible organisms. Limitations: Laboratory tests should be conducted, including in vitro culturing and susceptibility tests on samples collected prior to treatment. If no response to chloramphenicol therapy is obtained in 3 to 5 days, discontinue its use and review diagnosis. Not for animals that are raised for food production. Chloramphenicol products must not be used in meat-, egg-, or milk-producing animals. The length of time that residues persist in milk or tissues has not been determined. Because of potential antagonism chloramphenicol should not be administered with penicillin or streptomycin. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |