Ceporex 18 %w/v Suspension for Injection

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Cefalexin Sodium

Available from:

Intervet Ireland Limited

ATC code:

QJ01DB01

INN (International Name):

Cefalexin Sodium

Dosage:

18 percent weight/volume

Pharmaceutical form:

Suspension for injection

Prescription type:

POM: Prescription Only Medicine as defined in relevant national legislation

Therapeutic group:

Cattle, Dogs, Cats

Therapeutic area:

cefalexin

Therapeutic indications:

Antibacterial

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

1998-10-01

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Ceporex 18 %w/v Suspension for Injection
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each ml contains:
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Suspension for injection.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 TARGET SPECIES
Cattle, cats and dogs.
ACTIVE SUBSTANCE
Cefalexin sodium
equivalent to cefalexin 18.0 % w/v
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4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
Ceporex Injection is indicated for antibiotic therapy in cattle, cats
and dogs. Cefalexin is a broad spectrum cefalosporin
antibiotic with bactericidal activity against a wide range of
Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
The following micro-organisms have been shown to be sensitive to
cefalexin_ in vitro_:
_Staphylococcus_ spp. (including penicillin-resistant strains)
_Streptococcus_ spp_._
_Actinomyces bovis_
_Corynebacterium_ spp_._
_Haemophilus_ spp_._
_Pasteurella_ spp_._
_Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae_
_Escherichia coli_
_Clostridium_ spp_._
_Proteus_ spp_._
_Salmonella_ spp_._
_Micrococcus_ spp_._
_Fusobacterium_ spp_._
_Moraxella_ spp_._
_Peptostreptococcus_ spp_._
_Actinobacillus lignieresi_
_Peptococcus_ spp_._
When susceptible organisms are present, Ceporex Injection is indicated
in the treatment of infections of the respirato