Complete Up To Date Information about Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride Injection.
ANADA Number: 200-068 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride Injection |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Teva Animal Health, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
3915 South 48th Street Ter. St. Joseph, MO 64506 USA |
| Ingredients |
Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride |
| Species |
Cattle, dairy, not lactating Cattle, beef Cattle, calves |
| Routes of Administration |
Intravenous |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Cattle: 22 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
522.1662a Oxytetracycline hydrochloride injection. Specifications: Each milliliter of sterile solution contains 100 milligrams of oxytetracycline hydrochloride. Conditions of use: Cattle (beef cattle, calves, nonlactating dairy) Amount: 3 to 5 milligrams of oxytetracycline hydrochloride per pound of body weight per day; 5 milligrams per pound of body weight per day for treatment of severe forms of the indicated diseases. Administer 100 milligram per milliliter solution intravenously. Indications: The drug is used for treatment of bacterial pneumonia and shipping fever complex associated with Pasteurella species; foot-rot and calf diphtheria caused by Spherophorus necrophorus; bacterial enteritis (scours) caused by Escherichia coli; wooden tongue caused by Actinobacillus lignieresi; wound infections, acute metrities, and traumatic injury caused by staphylococcal and streptococcal organisms. Limitations: Continue treatment 24 to 48 hours following remission of disease symptoms, not to exceed a total of 4 consecutive days. If no improvement is noted within 24 to 48 hours, consult a veterinarian for diagnosis and therapy. When injecting the drug intramuscularly, do no inject more than 10 milliliters per site in adult cattle. Reduce the volume administered per injection site according to age and body size. In calves weighing 100 pounds or less, do no inject more than 2 milliliters intramuscularly per site. Discontinue treatment at least 22 days before slaughter. Not for use in lactating dairy animals. |
| Tolerances |
Beef cattle, dairy cattle, calves, swine, sheep, chickens, turkeys, finfish and lobster. Tolerances are established for the sum of residues of the tetracyclines including chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline, in tissues and milk as follows: a. 2 parts per million (ppm) in muscle b. 6 ppm in liver c. 12 ppm in fat and kidney d. 0.3 ppm in milk. |