Ország: Írország
Nyelv: angol
Forrás: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
COLISTIN SULFATE
LIVISTO Int'l, S.L.
QA07AA10
COLISTIN SULFATE
5,000,000 IU/ML
Oral Solution
POM
Bovine, Fowl - Chicken, Fowl - Turkey, Ovine, Porcine
Colistin
Antibiotics
Authorised
2015-05-01
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT Colfive 5,000,000 IU/ml concentrate for oral solution for calves, pigs, lambs, chickens and turkeys. 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each ml contains: ACTIVE SUBSTANCE: Colistin (sulfate) 5,000,000 IU EXCIPIENTS: Benzyl alcohol (E1519) 10 mg For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Concentrate for oral solution Clear orange-brown solution 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 TARGET SPECIES Cattle (calves), pigs, sheep (lambs), chickens and turkeys 4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES Calves, lambs, pigs, chickens, turkeys: Treatment and metaphylaxis of entericinfections caused by non-invasive _E. coli _susceptible to colistin. The presence of the disease in the herd should be established before metaphylactic treatment. 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Do not use in case of hypersensitivity to colistin or to any of the excipients. Do not use in case of resistance to polymyxins. Do not use in horses, particularly in foals, since colistin, due to a shift in the gastrointestinal microflora balance could lead to the development of antimicrobial associated colitis (Colitis X), typically associated with _Clostridium difficile_, which may be fatal. 4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES As an adjunct to treatment, good management and hygiene practices should be introduced in order to reduce the risk of infection and to control the potential build up of resistance. Colistin exerts concentration-dependent activity against Gram-negative bacteria. Following oral administration high concentrations are achieved in the gastrointestinal tract, i.e. the target site, due to the poor absorption of the substance. These factors indicate that a longer duration of treatment than the one ind Olvassa el a teljes dokumentumot