Karidox 100 mg/ml Oral Solution for Use in Drinking Water for Chickens and Pigs

Summary of Product characteristics

                                Revised: February 2018
AN: 01708/2017
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
KARIDOX 100 mg/ml oral solution for use in drinking water for chickens
and pigs
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Composition per ml:
Doxycycline .................................................100
mg
(equivalent to Doxycycline hyclate 116.0 mg)
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Oral solution for use in drinking water.
Clear, dense, brownish-yellow solution.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1.
TARGET SPECIES
Chicken (broilers) and pigs.
4.2.
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
CHICKENS (BROILERS)
Prevention and treatment of chronic respiratory disease (CRD) and
mycoplasmosis caused by microorganisms sensitive to doxycycline.
PIGS
Prevention of clinical respiratory disease due to _ Pasteurella
multocida_
and _Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae_ sensitive to doxycycline.
The presence of the disease in the herd should be established before
treatment.
4.3.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in case of hypersensitivity to tetracyclines.
Do not use in case of resistance to tetracyclines occurs.
Do not use in animals with hepatic dysfunction.
4.4.
SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
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Sick animals may have a reduced appetite and altered drinking patterns
and should, if necessary, be medicated parenterally.
In cases of altered food or drinking water uptake, the concentrations
should be adjusted in such a way that the recommended dosage is
achieved.
Do not administer to laying hens.
4.5.
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Special precautions for use in animals
Prolonged
or
repeated
use
of
this
veterinary
medicinal
product
is
discouraged.
Attention
should
be
paid
to
avoidance
of
stressful
conditions
and
improvement
of
management
practices
and
hygiene
standards.
Avoid administration in oxidised drinking equipment.
Use of the product should be based on susceptibility testing of the
bacteria isolated from the anim
                                
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