Polyflex Injection

Generic name: ampicillin injection
Dosage form: FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY

For veterinary use only

CAUTION:

Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

DESCRIPTION:

POLYFLEX (ampicillin for injectable suspension) is a broad-spectrum penicillin which has bactericidal activity against a wide range of common gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

Each 25 g vial contains: 25 g ampicillin activity as ampicillin trihydrate, 90 mg methylparaben (as preservative), 10 mg propylparaben (as preservative), 200 mg lecithin, 500 mg povidone, 200 mg sodium chloride, 600 mg sodium citrate anhydrous.

INDICATIONS:

POLYFLEX has proved effective in the treatment of many infections previously beyond the spectrum of penicillin therapy. This drug is particularly indicated in the treatment of the following infections caused by susceptible strains of organisms:

Dogs and Cats — Respiratory Tract Infections: Upper respiratory infections, tonsillitis and bronchopneumonia due to hemolytic streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli,

Proteus mirabilis and Pasteurella spp.

Urinary Tract Infections due to Proteus mirabilis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus spp., hemolytic streptococci and Enterococcus spp.

Gastrointestinal Infections due to Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Escherichia coli.

Skin, Soft Tissue and Post-Surgical Infections: Abscesses, pustular dermatitis, cellulitis and infections of the anal gland, due to Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, hemolytic streptococci, Staphylococcus spp. and Pasteurella spp.

Cattle and Calves Including Non-Ruminating (Veal Calves) — Respiratory Tract Infections:

Bacterial pneumonia (shipping fever, calf pneumonia and bovine pneumonia) caused by Aerobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Pasteurella multocida and E. coli susceptible to ampicillin trihydrate.

DOSAGE:

The dosage of POLYFLEX will vary according to the animal being treated, the severity of the infection and the animal’s response.

Dogs and Cats — The recommended dose for dogs or cats is 3 mg/lb of body weight administered twice daily by subcutaneous or intramuscula...