METACAM 20MG/ML SOLUTION FOR INJECTION

Country: Canada

Language: French

Source: Health Canada

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Active ingredient:

Méloxicam

Available from:

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH CANADA INC.

Dosage:

20MG

Pharmaceutical form:

Solution

Composition:

Méloxicam 20MG

Administration route:

Intramusculaire

Units in package:

20/50/100ML

Prescription type:

Prescription

Therapeutic group:

Bétails; Porcs; Mouton

Product summary:

Numéro de groupe d'ingrédients actifs (GIA) :0131676007

Authorization status:

APPROUVÉ

Authorization date:

2013-07-10

Patient Information leaflet

                                BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH CANADA INC.
METACAM
® 20 MG/ML (MELOXICAM) SOLUTION FOR INJECTION /PROPOSED LABELING
COMPONENTS
BIAH: Version 07MAY2021
Page 1 of 15
PACKAGE INSERT (ENGLISH)
PR
METACAM
®
20 MG/ML
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Meloxicam
Veterinary Use Only
Sterile
DIN 02330059
Each mL contains 20 mg meloxicam and 150 mg ethanol, as preservative.
THERAPEUTIC CLASSIFICATION: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(NSAID).
INDICATIONS:
CATTLE: As an aid in improving appetite and weight gains when
administered at the onset of
diarrhoea, in combination with oral rehydration therapy, in calves
over one week of age.
For relief of pain following de-budding of horn buds in calves less
than 3 months of age.
For the symptomatic treatment of inflammation and pain associated with
acute clinical mastitis.
For the reduction of pain associated with abdominal surgery such as
caesarean section.
SHEEP: For single dose use in sheep and lambs 14 days of age or older
for the alleviation of pain
and inflammation.
SWINE: For use in non-infectious locomotor disorders to reduce the
symptoms of lameness and
inflammation.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:
CATTLE: Single subcutaneous or intravenous injection of 0.5 mg
meloxicam/kg body weight (2.5
mL/100 kg). For reduction in pain associated with abdominal surgery,
administer 10 to 20
minutes before the painful procedure.
SHEEP: Single subcutaneous injection administered 15-30 minutes prior
to painful procedure.
Inject the product high on the neck behind the ear at a dose of 1.0 mg
meloxicam/kg body
weight (1.0 mL/20 kg).
SWINE: Single intramuscular injection at a dosage of 0.4 mg
meloxicam/kg body weight
(2.0 mL/100 kg). If required, a second administration of meloxicam can
be given after 24 hours.
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Do not use in animals suffering from gastrointestinal disorders such
as irritation and hemorrhage,
impaired hepatic, cardiac or renal function and hemorrhagic disorders,
or where there is
individual hypersensitivity to the product.
Do not administer concurrently with steroid
                                
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