Oxytong 30% L.A.
Composition
Each ml contains Oxytetracycline 300 mg.
Pharmacology
Oxytong 30% LA is a wide spectrum bacteriostatic antibiotic. It acts on gram-positive and gram-negative micro-organisms. It is particularly sensitive to streptococci, clostridia, E.coli, shigellae, brucellae, salmonellae, leptospirae. etc. In addition, it is effective against some mycoplasmas, rickettsiae, chlamydiae and some protozoa.
After administration of therapeutic dose of Oxytong 30% LA, a high level of oxytetracycline in blood is achieved within half an hour to 4 hours.
Indications
Treatment of diseases caused by oxytetracycline-susceptible organisms in cattle, sheep and goats. Diseases including pneumonia and shipping fever complex associated with Pasteurella spp and haemophilus spp, infectious bovine kerato-conjunctivitis ( pinkeye ) caused by moraxella bovis, foot rot and diphtheria caused by fusobacterium necrophorum, bacterial enteritis ( scours) caused by escherichia coli, wooden tongue caused by actinobacillus lignierisii; leptospirosis caused by leptospira pomoma; wound infections and acute metritis caused by strains of staphylocci and streptococci organisms sensitive to oxytetracycline.
For cattle: Bronchopneumonia and other respiratory infections, infections of the gastrointestinal tract, metritis, mastitis, septicaemia, puerperal infections, secondary bacterrial infections primarily caused by viruses, etc.
For sheep and goats: Infections of respiratory, urogenital, gastrointestinal tract and hooves, mastitis, infected wounds, etc.
Dosage and administration
Administer by deep intramuscular injection. The dose is 10~20 mg/kg bodyweight (0.3~0.7 ml per 10 kg bodyweight).
The product is recommended for a single administration.
Maximum recommended dose at one site:
For cattle, camel: 20 ml.
For sheep, goats: 5 ml.
Contra-indications
Oxytong 30% LA, is not intended for cats, dogs and horses. It should not be given to animals in late pregnancy, animals with severe damages of liver and kidneys and to animals oversensitive to oxytetracycline.
Side - effects
Sometimes a temporary swelling on the injection site occurs.
Withdrawal period
Meat: 28 days;
Milk: 7 days.
Warnings
A maximum of 20 ml may be injected at any one site for cattle, and 5 ml maximum for sheep and goats.
If total volume exceeds the above mentioned quantity, it should be divided and injected to more sites.
The drug must not be diluted.
Presentation
Available in 100ml glass bottle.
Storage
Store in a cool and dry place below 30℃, protect from light. Keep out of reach of children.
Validity
3 years.





