ADEQUAN POLYSULPHATED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN INJECTION 250MG/ML

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ADEQUAN IA
NRA 36012
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8.5.2001
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PRESCRIPTION ANIMAL REMEDY
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY
ADEQUAN®
POLYSULPHATED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN INJECTION 250 mg/mL
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PRESCRIPTION ANIMAL REMEDY
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY
ADEQUAN®
POLSULPHATED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN INJECTION 250 mglmL
An aid in the treatment of traumatic and degenerative aseptic joint
disease in
horses
5 x 1 mL ampoules
READ THE ENCLOSED LEAFLET BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Administer the contents of
1 ampoule
(1
mL) by intra-articular injection into
the affected joint once weekly for five weeks.
The joint area must
be shaved,
cleansed and sterilised prior to administration to prevent joint
infection.
MEAT WITHHOLDING PERIOD
2A/DAYS.
Disposal
Dispose of empty container by wrapping with paper and putting in
garbage.
Store below 25°C (air conditioning)
NRA
360121
Batch No.:
Expiry Date:
Boehringer
Ingelheim
Janssen Pharmaceutica
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PACKAGING INSERT
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PRESCRIPTION ANIMAL REMEDY
KEEP
OUT
OF REACH OF CHILDREN
FOR ANIMAL TREATMENT ONLY
ADEQUAN®
Polysulphated Glycosaminoglycan Injection 250 mglmL
INDICATION
Adequan" is for use as an aid in the treatment of traumatic and
degenerative
aseptic joint disease in horses.
In healthy cartilage the synthesis and degradation of cartilage is in
equilibrium.
In traumatic and degenerative joint
disease this balance is shifted
towards increasing degradation.
This results in a loss of
mucopolysaccharides which are the basic building blocks of cartilage.
The
destruction of joint cartilage progresses unless the process is
reversed.
Adsquan"
is similar to the mucopolysaccharides of cartilage and is
concentrated in cartilaginous tissue.
Adsquan"
exerts its activi
                                
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