Complete Up To Date Information about Azium Boluses 10 mg.
NADA Number: 030-435 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Azium® Boluses 10 mg |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. |
| Sponsor Address |
P.O. Box 21 Sandown Village, NJ 3171 VIC Australia |
| Ingredients |
Dexamethasone |
| Species |
Horse, no use class stated or implied Cattle, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Bolus |
| Drug Form |
Bolus |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.540b Dexamethasone tablets and boluses. Specifications: Each bolus is half-scored and contains 10 milligrams of dexamethasone. Conditions of use: Cattle Amount: Administered orally, 5 to 10 milligrams for the first day, then 5 milligrams per day as required. Indications: Dexamethasone bolus is indicated in cases where cattle require additional steroid therapy following its parenteral administration. The drug may be used as supportive therapy for management of inflammatory conditions such as acute arthritic lameness; and for various stress conditions where corticosteroids are required while the animal is being treated for a specific condition. Limitations: Do not use in viral infections during the viremic stage. With bacterial infections, appropriate antibacterial therapy should be used. Do not use in animals with chronic nephritis and hypercorticalism (cushingoid syndrome) except for emergency therapy. Clinical and experimental data have demonstrated that corticosteroids administered orally or by injection to animals may induce the first stage of parturition when administered during the last trimester of pregnancy and may precipitate premature parturition followed by dystocia, fetal death, retained placenta, and metritis. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. Horses Amount: Administered orally, 5 to 10 milligrams for the first day, then 5 milligrams per day as required. Indications: Dexamethasone bolus is indicated in cases where horses require additional steroid therapy following its parenteral administration. The drug may be used as supportive therapy for management of inflammatory conditions such as acute arthritic lameness es; and for various stress conditions where corticosteroids are required while the animal is being treated for a specific condition. Limitations: Do not use in viral infections during the viremic stage. With bacterial infections, appropriate antibacterial therapy should be used. Do not use in animals with chronic nephritis and hypercorticalism (cushingoid syndrome) except for emergency therapy. Clinical and experimental data have demonstrated that corticosteroids administered orally or by injection to animals may induce the first stage of parturition when administered during the last trimester of pregnancy and may precipitate premature parturition followed by dystocia, fetal death, retained placenta, and metritis. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |