Complete Up To Date Information about Flunazine™.
ANADA Number: 200-387 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Flunazine™ |
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| Sponsor |
Cross Vetpharm Group Ltd. |
| Sponsor Address |
Broomhill rd. Tallaght, Dublin, 24 IRELAND |
| Ingredients |
Flunixin Meglumine |
| Species |
Horse, not for meat production Cattle, beef Cattle, dairy, heifers not lactating Cattle, calves, excluding veal calves |
| Routes of Administration |
Intravenous Intramuscular (horse) |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
| Withdrawal Time |
Cattle: 4 days before slaughter. A withdrawal time for pre-ruminating veal calves has not been established. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
Specifications: The drug contains 50 milligrams of flunixin per milliliter of aqueous solution. Conditions of use: Horses Amount: 0.5 mg per pound of body weight per day, intravenously or intramuscularly, for up to 5 days. Indications: For alleviation of inflammation and pain associated with musculoskeletal disorders, and alleviation of visceral pain associated with colic. Limitations: Do not use in horses intended for human consumption. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cattle Amount: 1.1 to 2.2 mg/kilogram (0.5 to 1.0 mg/lb) of body weight per day, as a single dose or divided into 2 doses administered at 12-hour intervals, intravenously, for up to 3 days. 2.2 mg/kg (1.0 mg/lb) of body weight given once by intravenous administration Indications: For control of pyrexia associated with bovine respiratory disease and endotoxemia. Also indicated for control of inflammation in endotoxemia. For control of pyrexia associated with acute bovine mastitis. Limitations. Do not slaughter for food use within 4 days of last treatment. A withdrawal period has not been established for use in preruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. Do not use in dry dairy cows. Milk that has been taken during treatment and for 36 hours after the last treatment must not be used for food. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
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| Tolerances |
Cattle The tolerance flunixin free acid is: a. Liver (target tissue) 125 parts per billion (ppb). b. Muscle 25 ppb. c. Milk 2 ppb. Swine The tolerance flunixin free acid is: a. Liver (target tissue) 30 ppb. b. Muscle 25 ppb.
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