Complete Up To Date Information about Bac-Neo-Poly Ophthalmic Ointment.
NADA Number: 065-016 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Bac-Neo-Poly Ophthalmic Ointment Vetropolycin Ophthalmic Ointment |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Nycomed US, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
60 Baylis Rd Melville, NY 11747 USA |
| Ingredients |
Polymyxin B Sulfate Bacitracin Zinc Neomycin Sulfate |
| Species |
Cat, no use class stated or implied Dog, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Opthalmological |
| Dose Form |
Ointment |
| Drug Form |
Ointment |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
524.154 Bacitracin, bacitracin zinc-neomycin sulfate-polymyxin B sulfate ophthalmic ointment. Specifications: Each gram contains 400 units of bacitracin zinc, 3.5 milligrams of neomycin, and 10,000 units of polymyxin B. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: Apply a thin film over the cornea 3 or 4 times daily. Indications: Treatment of superficial bacterial infections of the eyelid and conjunctiva of dogs when due to susceptible organisms. Limitations: Laboratory tests should be conducted including in vitro culturing susceptibility tests on samples collected from animals prior to treatment with the drug. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cats Amount: Apply a thin film over the cornea 3 or 4 times daily. Indications: Treatment of superficial bacterial infections of the eyelid and conjunctiva of cats when due to susceptible organisms. Limitations: Laboratory tests should be conducted including in vitro culturing susceptibility tests on samples collected from animals prior to treatment with the drug. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established for residues of parent neomycin in uncooked edible tissues as follows: a. In cattle, swine, sheep, and goats: 7.2 parts per million in kidney (target tissue) and fat, 3.6 ppm in liver, and 1.2 ppm in muscle. b. In turkeys: 7.2 ppm in skin with adhering fat, 3.6 parts per million in liver, and 1.2 ppm in muscle. c. In milk: 0.15 part per million. The tolerance for residues of bacitracin from zinc bacitracin or bacitracin methylene disalicylate in uncooked edible tissues of cattle, swine, chickens, turkeys, pheasants, and quail, and in milk and eggs is 0.5 part per million |