AQUAFLOR TYPE A MEDICATED ARTICLE- florfenicol powder

Kraj: Stany Zjednoczone

Język: angielski

Źródło: NLM (National Library of Medicine)

Składnik aktywny:

florfenicol (UNII: 9J97307Y1H) (florfenicol - UNII:9J97307Y1H)

Dostępny od:

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

INN (International Nazwa):

florfenicol

Skład:

florfenicol 500 g in 1 kg

Droga podania:

ORAL

Typ recepty:

VFD TYPE A MEDICATED ARTICLE

Wskazania:

Each kg of Aquaflor® (florfenicol) contains 500 g (1.1 lb) of florfenicol in a palatable base.

Status autoryzacji:

New Animal Drug Application

Charakterystyka produktu

AQUAFLOR TYPE A MEDICATED ARTICLE- FLORFENICOL POWDER
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
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AQUAFLOR
(FLORFENICOL)
TYPE A MEDICATED ARTICLE
FOR USE IN FRESHWATER-REARED FINFISH FEEDS ONLY
DO NOT FEED UNDILUTED
CAUTION
Federal law restricts medicated feed containing this veterinary feed
directive (VFD) drug
to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
ACTIVE DRUG INGREDIENT
Florfenicol 500 g per kg (227.27 g per lb)
INERT INGREDIENTS
Lactose and Povidone.
DESCRIPTION
Each kg of Aquaflor
(florfenicol) contains 500 g (1.1 lb) of florfenicol in a palatable
base.
INDICATIONS
FISH SPECIES
INDICATION
FLORFENICOL
(MG/KG BODY
WEIGHT/DAY)
FLORFENICOL
(GRAMS/TON)
Freshwater-
reared salmonids
For the control of mortality due to
furunculosis associated with
_Aeromonas salmonicida_.
10 - 15
182-2,724
For the control of mortality due to
coldwater disease associated with
_Flavobacterium psychrophilum_.
Freshwater-
reared finfish
For the control of mortality due to
columnaris
disease associated with
_Flavobacterium columnare_.
10 - 15
182-2,724
Catfish
For the control of mortality due to
enteric septicemia of catfish
10 - 15
182-2,724
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CAUTION: Not for use in animals intended for breeding purposes. The
effects of
florfenicol on reproductive performance have not been determined.
Toxicity studies in
dogs, rats, and mice have associated the use of florfenicol with
testicular degeneration
and atrophy. For catfish, a dose related decrease in
hematopoietic/lymphopoietic tissue
may occur. The time required for the hematopoietic/lymphopoietic
tissues to regenerate
was not evaluated.
Catfish
associated with _Edwardsiella_
_ictaluri_.
10 - 15
182-2,724
Freshwater-
reared
warmwater
finfish
For the control of mortality due to
streptococcal septicemia
associated with _Streptococcus_
_iniae_.
15
273- 2,724
RESIDUE WARNING
Feeds containing Aquaflor
(florfenicol) must be withdrawn 15 days prior to slaughter.
IMPORTANT
This product has been evaluated in salmonid and catfish feeds and
should be used in
feeds nutritionally similar to t