Complete Up To Date Information about Solu-Tet 324.
NADA Number: 140-578 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Solu-Tet® 324 |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Alpharma, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
440 Rte. 22 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA |
| Ingredients |
Tetracycline Hydrochloride |
| Species |
Chicken, not laying eggs for human consumption |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Powder |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Chicken: 4 days before slaughter. |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.2345d Tetracycline hydrochloride soluble powder. Specifications: Each gram of powder contains not less than 15 milligrams of tetracycline as tetracycline hydrochloride. Conditions of use: Chickens Amount: 100 to 200 milligrams per gallon of drinking water. Indications: As an aid in prevention of chronic respiratory disease (air-sac infection), hexamitiasis, blue comb (nonspecific enteritis), infectious sinusitis, and synovitis. Limitations: Administer for not more than 21 days. Do not slaughter birds for food within 4 days of treatment. Not for use in chickens producing eggs for human consumption. Prepare fresh solution daily. As sole source of tetracycline. Amount: 200 to 400 milligrams per gallon of drinking water. Indications: For treatment of chronic respiratory disease (air-sac infection), hexamitiasis blue comb (non-specific enteritis), infectious sinusitis, and synovitis. Limitations: Administer for not more than 21 days. Do not slaughter birds for food within 4 days of treatment. Not for use in chickens producing eggs for human consumption. Prepare a fresh solution daily. As sole source of tetracycline. NAS/NRC status: The conditions of use of this section are NAS/NRC reviewed and found effective. Applications for these uses need not include effectiveness data as specified in 514.111 of this chapter, but may require bioequivalency and safety information. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established for the sum of residues of the tetracyclines including chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline, in tissues of calves, swine, sheep, chickens, and turkeys, as follows: a. 2 parts per million (ppm) in muscle. b. 6 ppm in liver. c. 12 ppm in fat and kidney. |