Reprocine 0.07 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle and Pigs

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)

Active ingredient:

Carbetocin

Available from:

Vetoquinol SA

ATC code:

QH01BB03

INN (International Name):

Carbetocin

Pharmaceutical form:

Solution for injection

Prescription type:

POM-V - Prescription Only Medicine – Veterinarian

Therapeutic group:

Cattle, Pigs

Therapeutic area:

Hormone

Authorization status:

Authorized

Authorization date:

2004-10-21

Summary of Product characteristics

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AN: 00127/2017
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
LongActon / Reprocine 0.07 mg/ml solution for injection for cattle and
pigs
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
1 ml contains:
Active Substance:
Carbetocin
0.07 mg
Excipients:
Chlorobutanol hemihydrate
2.00 mg
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Solution for injection.
Clear, colourless solution.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Cattle, pig
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
Cow:
- Uterine atony during the puerperal period,
- Placental retention as a consequence of uterine atony
- Initiation of milk ejection in stress-induced agalactia or in
conditions requiring udder
emptying
Sow:
- Uterine atony during the puerperal period
- Supportive therapy of mastitis-metritis-agalactia (MMA-) syndrome
- Initiation of milk ejection
- Shortening of total parturition duration in sows: either after
delivery of the first piglet or as a
component of synchronisation of parturition in sows, which have not
farrowed 24 hours
after administration of an appropriate PGF
2

(e.g. cloprostenol) not before day 113 of
pregnancy.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not administer to accelerate parturition if cervix is not opened or
if there is a mechanical
cause for the delayed parturition such as physical obstruction,
positional and postural
abnormalities, convulsive labour, threatened rupture of uterus,
uterine torsion, relative foetal
oversize or deformities of the birth canal.
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4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
None.
4.5
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
_Special precautions for use in animals_
The interval between two injections should not be shorter than 24
hours.
_Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the
veterinary medicinal _
_product to animals_
In case of an accidental self-injection of the veterinary medicinal
product in non-pregnant
women the following effects may occur: facial flushi