Complete Up To Date Information about Primor Tablets.
NADA Number: 100-929 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Primor® Tablets |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Pfizer, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
235 East 42d St. New York, NY 10017 USA |
| Ingredients |
Sulfadimethoxine Ormetoprim |
| Species |
Dog, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Tablet |
| Drug Form |
Tablet |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
| Exclusivity |
Granted for the treatment of urinary tract infections in dogs. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.2220d Sulfadimethoxine-ormetoprim tablets. Specifications: Each tablet contains 120 milligrams (100 milligrams of sulfadimethoxine and 20 milligrams of ormetoprim), 240 milligrams (200 milligrams of sulfadimethoxine and 40 milligrams of ormetoprim), 600 milligrams (500 milligrams of sulfadimethoxine and 100 milligrams of ormetoprim), or 1200 milligrams (1,000 milligrams of sulfadimethoxine and 200 milligrams of ormetoprim). Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: On the first day of treatment, administer 25 milligrams per pound (55 milligrams per kilogram) of body weight. Then follow with a daily dosage of 12.5 milligrams per pound (27.5 milligrams per kilogram) of body weight. Indications: Treatment of skin and soft tissue infections (wounds and abscesses) in dogs caused by strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli and urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus species, and Proteus mirabilis susceptible to ormetoprim-potentiated sulfadimethoxine. Limitations: Continue treatment until patient is asymptomatic for 48 hours, but do not exceed a total of 21 consecutive days. Maintain adequate water intake during the treatment period. Safety in breeding animals has not been established. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |
| Tolerances |
Tolerances are established for residues of sulfadimethoxine in edible products of animals as follows: a. Chickens, turkeys, cattle, ducks, salmonids, catfish and chukar partridges: 0.1 part per million (negligible residue) in uncooked edible tissues b. Milk: 0.01 part per million (negligible residue). A tolerance of 0.1 part per million is established for negligible residues of ormetoprim in the edible tissues of chickens, turkeys, ducks, salmonids, and catfish. |