Country: Spain
Language: English
Source: HMA (Heads of Medicines Agencies)
doxycycline hydrate 500 mg/g
LABORATORIOS KARIZOO, S.A.
QJ01AA02
Oral powder
doxycycline
Chicken Food, Pigs Food, Turkeys Food
2012-10-24
Read the complete document 200 g and 1 kg bags 1. NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT Karidox 500 mg/g powder for use in drinking water for pigs, chickens and turkeys [ES, NL, HU, PL, PT, RO and LT] Doxycycline Karidox Doxycycline 500 mg/g Powder for use in Drinking Water for Pigs, Chickens and Turkeys [UK] Doxycycline Beladox 500 mg/g powder for use in drinking water for pigs, chickens and turkeys [DE] Doxycycline Supradox 500 mg/g powder for use in drinking water for pigs, chickens and turkeys [DK] Doxycycline 2. STATEMENT OF ACTIVE AND OTHER SUBSTANCES One gram contains: ACTIVE SUBSTANCE: Doxycycline (as hyclate) 500.0 mg 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Powder for use in drinking water. Yellowish powder. 4. PACKAGE SIZE 200g bag 1kg bag 5. TARGET SPECIES Pigs (fattening pigs after weaning), chickens (broilers, broiler breeders) and turkeys (broilers, breeders). 6. INDICATION(S) Pigs (fattening pigs after weaning): treatment of clinical respiratory infections caused by _Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae_ and _Pasteurella multocida_ susceptible to doxycycline. Chickens (broilers, broiler breeders) and turkeys (broilers, breeders): treatment of clinical respiratory infections associated with _Mycoplasma gallisepticum_ susceptible to doxycycline. 7. METHOD AND ROUTE(S) OF ADMINISTRATION To be administered in drinking water. In pigs and chickens, 23.1 mg doxycycline hyclate per kg of body weight daily (equivalent to 40.0 mg product per kg of body weight), administered
Page 1 of 7 SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT Karidox 500 mg/g powder for use in drinking water for pigs, chickens and turkeys [ES, NL, HU, PL, PT, RO, LT] Karidox Doxycycline 500 mg/g Powder for use in Drinking Water for Pigs, Chickens and Turkeys [UK] Beladox 500 mg/g powder for use in drinking water for pigs, chickens and turkeys [DE] Supradox 500 mg/g powder for use in drinking water for pigs, chickens and turkeys [DK] 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION One gram contains: ACTIVE SUBSTANCE: Doxycycline 500.0 mg (equivalent to Doxycycline hyclate 580.0 mg) For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Powder for use in drinking water Yellowish powder. 4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 TARGET SPECIES Pigs (fattening pigs after weaning), chickens (broilers, broiler breeders) and turkeys (broilers, breeders). 4.2 INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES Pigs (fattening pigs after weaning): treatment of clinical respiratory infections caused by _Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae_ and _Pasteurella multocida_ susceptible to doxycycline. Chickens (broilers, broiler breeders) and turkeys (broilers, breeders): treatment of clinical respiratory infections associated with _Mycoplasma gallisepticum_ susceptible to doxycycline. Page 2 of 7 4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS Do not use in case of hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients. Do not use in animals with hepatic dysfunction. 4.4 SPECIA Read the complete document