DEXAVET AP LONG ACTING CORTICOSTEROID INJECTION

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

Active ingredient:

DEXAMETHASONE TRIMETHYLACETATE

Available from:

ELANCO AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD

INN (International Name):

dexamethasone trimethylacetate(5mg/mL)

Pharmaceutical form:

PARENTERAL LIQUID/SOLUTION/SUSPENSION

Composition:

DEXAMETHASONE TRIMETHYLACETATE STEROID-GLUCOCORTICOID Active 5.0 mg/ml

Units in package:

200mL; 50mL

Class:

VM - Veterinary Medicine

Manufactured by:

BAYER AUSTRALIA

Therapeutic group:

CALF | CATTLE | DOG | HORSE | HORSE FOAL | PIGS | BEEF | BEEF CALF | BITCH | BOAR | BOS INDICUS | BOS TAURUS | BOVINE | BUFFALO

Therapeutic area:

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Therapeutic indications:

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT | INDUCTION OF PARTURITION | KETOSIS | ACETONAEMIA | ANTIPYRETIC | BONE SORENESS | BRUISING | BURSITIS | ELEVATED KETONES | INDUCTION OF CALVING | INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC ARTHRIT | JOINT DISEASE | LIGAMENT SPRAINS | MUSCLE SORENESS | NON-CLINICAL KETOSIS | OSTEOARTHRITIS | PLATELET ACTIVITY | RHEUMATISM | SPRAINS | STRAINS | TENDON SPRAINS | TRAUMATIC SWELLING

Product summary:

Poison schedule: 4; Withholding period: WHP: MEAT - DO NOT USE less than the f ollowing days before slaughter for cons umption. Cattle - 7 days; Pigs - 28 day s; Horses- 28 days MILK (CATTLE): NIL; Host/pest details: CALF: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; CATTLE: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT, INDUCTION OF PARTURITION, KETOSIS]; DOG: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; HORSE: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; HORSE FOAL: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; PIGS: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; Poison schedule: 4; Withholding period: ; Host/pest details: CALF: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; CATTLE: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT, INDUCTION OF PARTURITION, KETOSIS]; DOG: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; HORSE: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; HORSE FOAL: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; PIGS: [ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT]; An anti-inflammatory, glucocorticosteroid injection for use in cattle, horses, pigs, foals, calves and dogs.DO NOT inject food-producing animals other than in the anterior half of the neck, behind the ear. Failure to do so may result in residue violations.

Authorization status:

Stopped

Authorization date:

2023-07-01

Patient Information leaflet

50M
L
 0000-0
LONG ACTING CORTICOSTEROID INJECTION
LONG ACTING CORTICOSTEROID INJECTION
™
™
™
BATCH
EXPIRY
59150_35101_50ML_Primary_MPL_V3
Proof: 100%
Size: 77mm x 77mm x 44mm
DISPOSAL:
Dispose of empty container by 
wrapping with paper and putting in 
garbage.
STORAGE: 
Store below 25º C (Air conditioning) 
Protect from light. Do not freeze. 
APVMA APPROVAL NO  
59150/50ML/0806
Bomac Animal Health Pty Ltd  
 A.B.N 77 084 248  206
8 Apollo Ave  |  West Pymble  NSW 2073
P 02 9987 4922  |  www.bomac.net.au
BATCH:
EXPIRY:
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
READ PRODUCT INSERT BEFORE 
USING THISPRODUCT.
RESTRAINT: 
DO NOT INJECT FOOD-PRODUCING 
ANIMALS OTHER THAN IN THE ANTERIOR 
HALF OFTHENECK, BEHIND THE EAR. 
FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN RESIDUE 
VIOLATIONS.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:
Discard unused portion within 24 
hours of first broaching immediate 
container.
SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE
FOR KETOSIS IN CATTLE AND AS AN 
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY.
CATTLE & HORSES:
0.5 – 1.0mL per 100kg liveweight by 
the s/c or i/m route; 
1 – 2mL by intra-articular or 
intrasynovial route.
 0000-0
50ML
ACTIVE CONSTITUENT:
DEXAMETHASONE 
TRIMETHYLACETATE 5MG/ML
AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, 
GLUCOCORTICOSTEROID INJECTION FOR 
USE IN CATTLE, HORSES, PIGS, FOALS, 
CALVES AND DOGS.
PRESCRIPTION ANIMAL REMEDY
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY
Dosage and Administration cont.
PIGS (ADULTS):
0.25 – 0.5mL per 50kg liveweight by 
the i/m or s/c route.
CALVES & FOALS:
0.5mL per 50kg by i/m, s/c, 
intra-articular or intrasynovial route.
DOGS:
0.5mL per 50kg by i/m, s/c, 
intra-articular or intrasynovial route.
FOR THERAPEUTIC INDUCTION OF 
CALVING.
Dose: Cows 4 – 5mL (20 – 25mg) by 
the i/m route.
WITHHOLDING PERIODS:
MEAT – DO NOT USE LESS THAN THE 
FOLLOWING DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER FOR 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
CATTLE – 7 DAYS;  PIGS – 28 DAYS;  
HORSES – 28 DAYS
MILK [CATTLE]:  NIL
APVMA 16/08/2006

APPROVED 
LABEL 
50ML
READ UNIT CARTON PRIOR TO USEDOSAGEHO