Pro-Pen-G

Generic name: penicillin g procaine
Dosage form: FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY

Pro-Pen-G®

(penicillin G procaine Injectable Suspension)

FOR CATTLE, SWINE, SHEEP & HORSES

Aqueous Suspension For Intramuscular Use Only

Antibiotic Sterile, Multiple Dose Vial

300,000 units per mL

Restricted Drug (California) - Use Only as Directed

NADA 065-505, Approved by FDA

NOT FOR USE IN HUMANS • KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

DESCRIPTION:

Penicillin G Procaine Injectable Suspension Alternative Method is available in 100-mL, 250-mL and 500-mL multiple-dose vials. Each mL contains: Active Ingredients: Penicillin G Procaine 300,000 units*, Procaine hydrochloride 130.8 mg*. Inactive Ingredients: Methylparaben 1.3 mg, Propylparaben 0.2 mg, Sodium citrate 10 mg, Sodium carboxymethylcellulose 1 mg, Povidone 5 mg, Lecithin 6 mg, Sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate 0.2 mg, Procaine hydrochloride 20 mg, and Water for injection, q.s.

*Penicillin G Potassium and Procaine Hydrochloride react to form Penicillin G Procaine.

ACTIONS: Penicillin G is an effective bactericide in the treatment of infections caused primarily by penicillin-sensitive organisms, such as Streptococcus equi and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, as well as the gram negative organism Pasteurella multocida.

INDICATIONS: Penicillin G Procaine is indicated for the treatment of:

1. Cattle and sheep - bacterial pneumonia (shipping fever) caused by Pasteurella multocida.

2. Swine - erysipelas caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.

3. Horses - strangles caused by Streptococcus equi.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE: The suspension should be administered by deep intramuscular injection within the fleshy muscles of the hip, rump, round or thigh, or into the neck, changing the site for each injection. Do not inject subcutaneously, into a blood vessel, or near a major nerve. Use a 16 or 18 gauge needle, 1.5 inches long. The needle and syringe should be washed thoroughly before use. The needle and syringe should then be sterilized by placing in boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes. No vial should be entered more than 15 times with a 16 gauge needle or more than 40 times with an 18 gauge needle. The injection site should be washed with soap and water and painted with a germicide such as tincture of iodine or 70% alcohol. The product should then be administered by using the following procedure:

1. Warm the vial to room temperature and shake thoroughly to ensure uniform suspension.

2. Wipe the rubber stopper on top of the vial with a piece of absorbent cotton soaked i...