Complete Up To Date Information about PEN-G-MAX .
NADA Number: 065-110 | |
| Proprietary Name |
PEN-G-MAX® Pro-Pen G In Aqueous Suspension |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Teva Animal Health, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
3915 South 48th Street Ter. St. Joseph, MO 64506 USA |
| Ingredients |
Penicillin G Procaine |
| Species |
Horse, not for meat production Cat, no use class stated or implied Cattle, calves, non-ruminating Dog, no use class stated or implied Cattle, no use class stated or implied Sheep, no use class stated or implied Swine, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Intramuscular |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (suspension) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (suspension) |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Non-ruminating calves: 7 days before slaughter.
Cattle: 10 days before slaughter.
Milk: 48 hours (four milkings) after the last treatment must not be used for food.
Sheep: 9 days before slaughter.
Swine: 7 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
522.1696b Penicillin G procaine aqueous suspension. Specifications: Each milliliter contains penicillin G procaine equivalent to 300,000 units of penicillin G. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: 10,000 units per pound of body weight daily at 24 hour intervals. For intramuscular use. Indications: Treatment of infections caused by penicillin sensitive organisms. Limitations: Continue treatment at least 48 hours after symptoms disappear. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cats Amount: 10,000 units per pound of body weight daily at 24 hour intervals. For intramuscular use. Indications: Treatment of infections caused by penicillin sensitive organisms. Limitations: Continue treatment at least 48 hours after symptoms disappear. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cattle Amount: 3,000 units per pound of body weight (1 milliliter per 100 pounds body weight) daily. Administer by deep intramuscular injection. Indications: Treatment of cattle for bacterial pneumonia (shipping fever) caused by Pasteurella multocida. Limitations: Treatment should not exceed 4 consecutive days. Discontinue treatment for 10 days before slaughter. Milk that has been taken during treatment and for 48 hours after the last treatment must not be used for food. A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in preruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. Sheep Amount: 3,000 units per pound of body weight (1 milliliter per 100 pounds body weight) daily. Administer by deep intramuscular injection. Indications: Treatment of sheep for bacterial pneumonia (shipping fever) caused by Pasteurella multocida. Limitations: Treatment should not exceed 4 consecutive days. Discontinue treatment 9 days before slaughter. Swine Amount: 3,000 units per pound of body weight (1 milliliter per 100 pounds body weight) daily. Administer by deep intramuscular injection. Indications: Treatment of swine for erysipelas caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Limitations: Treatment should not exceed 4 consecutive days. Discontinue treatment for 7 days before slaughter. Horses Amount: 3,000 units per pound of body weight (1 milliliter per 100 pounds body weight) daily. Administer by deep intramuscular injection. Indications: Treatment of horses for strangles caused by Streptococcus equi. Limitations: Continue treatment at least 48 hours after symptoms disappear. Not for use in horses intended for food. (NAS/NRC) status: The conditions of use were NAS/NRC reviewed and found effective. Applications for these uses need not include effectiveness data as specified by ?514.111 of this chapter, but may require bioequivalency and safety information. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established for residues of penicillin and the salts of penicillin in food as follows: a. In cattle: 0.05 part per million (negligible residue) in the uncooked edible tissues b. In chickens, pheasants, quail, swine, and sheep: zero in the uncooked edible tissues c. In milk or any processed food in which milk has been used: zero d. In eggs: zero e. In turkeys: 0.01 part per million in the uncooked edible tissues |