Complete Up To Date Information about Sulmet Soluble Powder.
NADA Number: 122-272 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Sulmet® Soluble Powder |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Fort Dodge Animal Health, Division of Wyeth Holdings Corp. |
| Sponsor Address |
P. O. Box 1339 Fort Dodge, IA 50501 USA |
| Ingredients |
Sulfamethazine |
| Species |
Cattle, dairy, not lactating Cattle, beef Turkey, not laying eggs for human consumption Chicken, not laying eggs for human consumption Swine, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Per Os |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Powder |
| Dispensing Status |
OTC |
| Withdrawal Time |
Cattle: 10 days before slaughter.
Chicken and Turkey: 10 days before slaughter.
Swine: 15 days before slaughter. |
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Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
520.2261b Sulfamethazine sodium soluble powder. Specifications: A soluble powder composed of 100 percent sulfamethazine sodium. Conditions of use: Chickens Amount: Administer in drinking water to provide 58 to 85 milligrams of sulfamethazine sodium per pound of body weight per day. Indications: For treatment and control of disease caused by organisms sensitive to sulfamethazine. In chickens for control of infectious coryza (Avibacterium paragallinarium), coccidiosis (Eimeria tenella, Eimeria necatrix), acute fowl cholera (Pasteurella multocida), and pullorum disease (Salmonella var. Pullorum). Medicate as follows: Infectious coryza in chickens, medicate for 2 consecutive days; acute fowl cholera and pullorum disease in chickens, medicate for 6 consecutive days; coccidiosis, medicate for 2 days, then reduce drug concentration to one-half for 4 additional days. Limitations: Add the required dose to that amount of water that will be consumed in 1 day. Consumption should be carefully checked. Have only medicated water available during treatment. Withdraw medication from chickens 10 days prior to slaughter for food. Do not medicate chickens producing eggs for human consumption. Treatment of all diseases should be instituted early. Treatment should continue 24 to 48 hours beyond the remission of disease symptoms. Medicated chickens must actually consume enough medicated water which provides the recommended dosages. Turkeys Amount: Administer in drinking water to provide 50 to 124 milligrams of sulfamethazine sodium per pound of body weight per day; depending upon the dosage, age, and class of chickens or turkeys, ambient temperature and other factors. Indications: For treatment and control of disease caused by organisms sensitive to sulfamethazine. In turkeys for control of coccidiosis (Eimeria meleagrimitis, Eimeria adenoeides). Medicate as follows: coccidiosis in turkeys, medicate for 2 days, then reduce drug concentration to one-half for 4 additional days. Limitations: Add the required dose to that amount of water that will be consumed in 1 day. Consumption should be carefully checked. Have only medicated water available during treatment. Withdraw medication from turkeys 10 days prior to slaughter for food. Do not medicate turkeys producing eggs for human consumption. Treatment of all diseases should be instituted early. Treatment should continue 24 to 48 hours beyond the remission of disease symptoms. Medicated turkeys must actually consume enough medicated water which provides the recommended dosages. Cattle (beef and nonlactating dairy) Amount: Administer to cattle in drinking water, or as a drench, to provide 108 milligrams of sulfamethazine sodium per pound of body weight on the first day and 54 milligrams of sulfamethazine sodium per pound of body weight per day on the second, third, and fourth days of administration. Indications: For treatment and control of disease caused by organisms sensitive to sulfamethazine. Treatment of bacterial pneumonia and bovine respiratory disease complex (shipping fever complex) (Pasteurella species), colibacillosis (bacterial scours) (Escherichia coli), necrotic pododermatitis (foot rot) (Fusobacterium necrophorum), calf diphtheria (Fusobacterium necrophorum), acute mastitis (Streptococcus species), and acute metritis (Streptococcus species). Limitations: Add the required dose to that amount of water that will be consumed in 1 day. Consumption should be carefully checked. Have only medicated water available during treatment. Withdraw medication from cattle 10 days prior to slaughter for food. Not for use in lactating dairy animals. Treatment of all diseases should be instituted early. Treatment should continue 24 to 48 hours beyond the remission of disease symptoms but not to exceed a total of 5 consecutive days in cattle. Medicated cattle must actually consume enough medicated water which provides the recommended dosages. Swine Amount: Administer to swine in drinking water, or as a drench, to provide 108 milligrams of sulfamethazine sodium per pound of body weight on the first day and 54 milligrams of sulfamethazine sodium per pound of body weight per day on the second, third, and fourth days of administration. Indications: For treatment and control of disease caused by organisms sensitive to sulfamethazine. Treatment of porcine colibacillosis (bacterial scours) (Escherichia coli), and bacterial pneumonia (Pasteurella species). Limitations: Add the required dose to that amount of water that will be consumed in 1 day. Consumption should be carefully checked. Have only medicated water available during treatment. Withdraw medication from swine 15 days prior to slaughter for food. Treatment of all diseases should be instituted early. Treatment should continue 24 to 48 hours beyond the remission of disease symptoms but not to exceed a total of 5 consecutive days in swine. Medicated swine must actually consume enough medicated water which provides the recommended dosages. NAS/NRC status: The conditions of use specified in this section have been reviewed by NAS/NRC and are found effective. Applications for these uses need not include effectiveness data as specified by 514.111 of this chapter, but may require bioequivalency and safety information. |
| Tolerances |
A tolerance of 0.1 part per million is established for negligible residues of sulfamethazine in the uncooked edible tissues of chickens, turkeys, cattle, and swine. |