Tetradure
Generic name: oxytetracycline injection
Dosage form: FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY
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ANTIBIOTIC
Each mL contains 300 mg of oxytetracycline base as amphoteric oxytetracycline.
For Use in Beef Cattle, Non-lactating Dairy Cattle, Calves, Including Pre-ruminating (Veal) Calves and Swine.
READ ENTIRE BROCHURE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.
Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
INTRODUCTION
Tetradure™ 300 (Oxytetracycline) Injection is a sterile, ready to use solution of the broad-spectrum antibiotic oxytetracycline dihydrate. Oxytetracycline is an antimicrobial agent that is effective in treatment of a wide range of diseases caused by susceptible gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
Tetradure™ 300 should be stored at room temperature 59°-86°F (15°-30°C). The antibiotic activity of oxytetracycline is not appreciably diminished in the presence of body fluids, serum or exudates.
INGREDIENTS
Tetradure™ 300 (oxytetracycline) Injection is a sterile, pre-constituted solution of the broad-spectrum antibiotic oxytetracycline dihydrate. Each mL contains 300 mg oxytetracycline as base, 40% (v/v) glycerol formal, 10% (v/v) polyethylene glycol 200, 2.7% (w/v) magnesium oxide, 0.4% (w/v) sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate (as a preservative) and monoethanolamine (as required to adjust pH).
INDICATIONS
Tetradure™ 300 is intended for use in treatment for the following disease when due to oxytetracycline-susceptible organisms:
Beef cattle, non-lactating dairy cattle, calves, including pre-ruminating (veal) calves
Tetradure™ 300 is indicated in the treatment of pneumonia and shipping fever complex associated with Pasteurella spp., and Histophilus spp. Tetradure™ 300 is indicated for the treatment of the infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (pink eye) caused by Moraxella bovis, foot-rot and diphtheria caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum; bacterial enteritis (scours) caused by Escherichia coli; wooden tongue caused by Actinobacillus lignieresi; leptospirosis caused by Leptospira pomona; and wound infections and acute metritis caused by strains of staphylococcal and streptococcal organisms sensitive to oxytetracycline. Also, it is indicated for the control of respiratory disease in cattle at high risk of developing BRD associated with Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica.
Swine
Tetradure™ 300 is indicated in the treatment of bacterial enteritis (scours, colibacillosis) caused by Escherichia coli; pneumonia caused by Pasteurella multocida; and leptospirosis caused by Leptospira pomona.
In sows Tetradure™ 300 is indicated as an ai...
