Complete Up To Date Information about Entromycin Powder.
NADA Number: 065-107 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Entromycin Powder |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Alpharma, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
440 Rte. 22 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA |
| Ingredients |
Streptomycin Sulfate Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate |
| Species |
Dog, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Powder Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Powder |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.154b Soluble bacitracin methylene disalicylate and streptomycin sulfate oral powder. Specifications: Each gram contains 200 units of soluble bacitracin methylene disalicylate, streptomycin sulfate equivalent to 20 milligrams of streptomycin Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: One level teaspoonful per 10 pounds of body weight three times daily, in a small quantity of liquid or feed. Indications: It is used for the treatment of dogs for bacterial enteritis caused by pathogens susceptible to bacitracin and streptomycin such as Escherichia coli, Proteus species, Staphylococcus species, and Streptococcus species, and for the symptomatic treatment of associated diarrhea. Limitations: If no improvement is noted in 2 to 3 days, diagnosis should be reevaluated. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |
| Tolerances |
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 Tolerances are established for residues of streptomycin in uncooked, edible tissues of chickens, swine, and calves of 2.0 parts per million (ppm) in kidney and 0.5 ppm in other tissues. |