Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
FLORFENICOL
Vetoquinol UK Limited
QJ01BA90
FLORFENICOL
300 Mg/Ml
Solution for Injection
POM
Bovine, Porcine
Florfenicol
Antibacterial
Authorised
2010-09-24
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT Kefloril 300 mg/ml Solution for injection for cattle and pigs. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each ml contains: Active substance: Florfenicol…………300 mg Excipients For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Solution for injection. Light yellow to yellow, clear viscous liquid. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 TARGET SPECIES Pigs and cattle. 4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES Pigs: treatment of acute outbreaks of respiratory disease caused by strains of _Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae _and _Pasteurella multocida _susceptible to florfenicol. Cattle: diseases caused by florfenicol susceptible bacteria. Preventive and therapeutic treatment of respiratory tract infections in cattle due to _Mannheimia haemolytica,_ _Pasteurella multocida _and _Histophilus somni. _The presence of the disease in the herd should be established before preventive treatment. 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Do not administer to boars and adult bulls intended for breeding purposes. Do not use in cases of known hypersensitivity to the active ingredient or to any of the excipients. 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES None. HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _Date Printed 29/01/2016_ _CRN 7022635_ _page number: 1_ 4.5 SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE Special precautions for use in animals Swab the stopper before removing each dose. Use a dry, sterile syringe and needle. Do not use in piglets of less than 2 kg. Use of product should be based on susceptibility testing of the bacteria isolated from the animal. If this is not possible, therapy should be based on local (regional, farm level) epide Read the complete document