What is Alamycin injection used for?
Product Description. A long acting broad spectrum injectable antibiotic containing Oxytetracycline Dihydrate equivalent to 200 mg/ml of Oxytetracycline base. It is suitable for acute infections caused by organisms sensitive to oxytetracycline.
How often can you give Alamycin?
By intramuscular or slow intravenous injection Cattle- 1.5-4.0 mg/kg bodyweight daily for 3 to 5 days Pigs: 2.0-9.0 mg/kg bodyweight daily for 3 to 5 days To ensure a correct dosage, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible to avoid underdosing.
How do you inject oxytetracycline?
The solution should be injected slowly into the area between the skin and muscles. No more than 10 mL should be injected subcutaneously at any one site in adult beef and dairy cattle; rotate injection sites for each succeeding treatment.
What is Alamycin used for in horses?
Description. Alamycin aerosol is an antibiotic cutaneous spray indicated for the treatment of foot rot in sheep and topical infections caused by oxytetracycline-sensitive organisms in cattle, sheep and pigs. 140g bottle.
What is Alamycin LA 300 used for?
Broad spectrum antibiotic injection for use in cattle, sheep and pigs. Oxytetracycline is a bacteriostatic antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis in susceptible bacteria.
What does LA injection mean?
A local anesthetic (LA) is a medication that causes absence of pain sensation. In the context of surgery, a local anesthetic creates an absence of pain in a specific location of the body without a loss of consciousness, as opposed to a general anesthetic.
How long does Alamycin take to work?
ALAMYCIN LA Injectable Solution should be warmed to body temperature prior to administration. If clinical improvement is not observed after 48 hours, clinical re-evaluation may be required.
How do you inject Alamycin?
Administer by deep intramuscular injection to cattle, sheep and pigs. 300mg/ml can be administered at the standard dose of 20mg/kg in order to obtain 3 to 4 days duration of activity or at the high dose of 30mg/kg for prolonged duration of activity (i.e. activity maintained for 5 to 6 days).
What bacteria does oxytetracycline treat?
Oxytetracycline is a tetracycline class of antibiotics, commonly used for the treatment of various infectious diseases like anthrax, Chlamydia, cholera, typhus, relapsing fever, malaria, plaque, syphilis, respiratory infection, streptococcal infection, and acne.
How long does it take for oxytetracycline to start working?
Like all antibiotics for acne, oxytetracycline 250mg tablets can take several weeks before you would be expected to see any benefits. For acne, if you can see no improvements after six months, you should discuss this with the doctor so that the treatment can be reviewed.