Tylan 50
Generic name: tylosin injection
Dosage form: FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY
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For Use In Cattle and Swine Only
ELANCO* AH 0205-82X
An Antibiotic
Indications: In Beef Cattle and Non-lactating Dairy Cattle, Tylan 50 Injection is indicated for use in the treatment of bovine respiratory complex (shipping fever, pneumonia) usually associated with Pasteurella multocida and Arcanobacterium pyogenes; foot rot (necrotic pododermatitis) and calf diphtheria caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum and metritis caused by Arcanobacterium pyogenes. In Swine, Tylan 50 Injection is indicated for use in the treatment of swine arthritis caused by Mycoplasma hyosynoviae; swine pneumonia caused by Pasteurella spp.; swine erysipelas caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; swine dysentery associated with Treponema hyodysenteriae when followed by appropriate medication in the drinking water and/or feed.
Each mL contains 50 mg of tylosin activity (as tylosin base) in 50 percent propylene glycol with 4 percent benzyl alcohol and water for injection.
ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE: Tylan 50 Injection is administered intramuscularly.
BEEF CATTLE AND NON-LACTATING DAIRY CATTLE—Inject intramuscularly 8 mg per pound of body weight one time daily (1 mL per 6.25 pounds). Treatment should be continued 24 hours following remission of disease signs, not to exceed 5 days. Do not inject more than 10 mL per site.
This formulation is recommended for use in calves weighing less than 200 pounds.
SWINE—Inject intramuscularly 4 mg per pound of body weight (1 mL per 12.5 pounds) twice daily. Treatment should be continued 24 hours following remission of disease signs, not to exceed 3 days. Do not inject more than 5 mL per site.
Read accompanying directions fully before use.
CAUTION: Do not mix Tylan 50 Injection with other injectable solutions as this may cause a precipitation of the active ingredients. Do not administer to horses or other equines. Injection of tylosin in equines has been fatal.
| PRECAUTION: Adverse reactions, including shock and death may result from overdosage in baby pigs. Do not attempt injection into pigs weighing less than 6.25 pounds (0.5 mL) unless the syringe is capable of accurately delivering 0.1 mL. |
If tylosin medicated drinking water is used as a follow-up treatment for swine dysentery the animal should thereafter receive feed containing 40 to 100 grams of tylosin per ton for 2 weeks to assure depletion of tissue residues.
NOT FOR HUMAN USE
