MELOCAM 20 - goovetvn.com

Reg No.: GOV-03-XK

Trade name: MELOCAM 20

Dosage form: Solution for injection

Composition: Each 100 ml contains:

Meloxicam: 2 g

Excipients qs: 100 ml

Indications:

Cattle

- For use in acute respiratory infections

- For use in diarrhoea in combination with oral re-hydration therapy in calves over one week of age

- For adjunctive therapy in the treatment of acute mastitis.

Horses

- For use in the alleviation of inflammation and pain in musculo-skeletal disorders

- For the relief of pain associated with equine colic

Contraindication: 

- Do not use in horses less than 6 weeks of age.

- Do not use in animals suffering from impaired hepatic, cardiac or renal function and haemorrhagic disorders, or where there is evidence of ulcerogenic gastrointestinal lesions.

- Avoid use in very severely dehydrated, hypovolaemic or hypotensive animals which require parenteral rehydration.

Dose and administration: Single dose injection:

Cattle: Single subcutaneous or intravenous injection at a dosage of 0.5 mg meloxicam/kg body weight (i.e. 2.5 ml/100 kg body weight) in combination with antibiotic therapy or with oral re-hydration therapy, as appropriate.

Horses: Single intravenous injection at a dosage of 0.6 mg meloxicam/kg body weight (i.e. 3.0 ml/100 kg body weight). For use in the alleviation of inflammation and the relief of pain in both acute and chronic musculo– skeletal disorders, oral suspensions of meloxicam may be used for continuation of treatment at a dosage of 0.6 mg meloxicam/kg body weight, 24 hours after administration of the injection

Withdrawal period:

Cattle: Meat: 15 days - Milk: 5 days

Horses: Meat: 5 days. 

Do not use in horses used for milk production for human consumption. 

Storage: Keep it in a cool dry place, protected from direct sunlight. Temperature not exceeding 30oC

FOR VETERINARY USE ONLY