DFLOR 30

DFLOR 30 is a solution of the synthetic antibiotic florfenicol. Each milliliter of sterile DFLOR 30 Injectable Solution contains 300 mg of florfenicol, 250 mg 2-pyrrolidone, and glycerol formal qs.

Indications:

DFLOR 30 is indicated for treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, and Histophilus somni, and for the treatment of bovine interdigital phlegmon (foot rot, acute interdigital necrobacillosis, infectious pododermatitis) associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus. Also, it is indicated for the control of respiratory disease in cattle at high risk of developing BRD associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, and Histophilus somni.

Contraindications:

Hypersensitivity to florfenicol.

Do not use in cattle producing milk for human consumption.

Do not use in adult bulls and boars intended for breeding purposes.
Do not use in piglets of less than 2 kg.
Do not use in case of resistance to the active substance.
Do not administer intravenously.

Dosage and administration:

For subcutaneous (cattle) or intramuscular administration (swine, cattle) in the neck.

Cattle, IM route ………….. 1 ml per 15 kg body weight (20 mg/kg) twice 48 hours apart

Cattle, SC route ……………………….. 2 ml per 15 kg body weight (40 mg/kg) once only

The dose volume in cattle should not exceed 10 ml at any one injection site.

Swine, IM route ………….. 1 ml per 20 kg body weight (12 mg/kg) twice 48 hours apart

The dose volume in swine should not exceed 3 ml at any one injection site.

The injection should be given only in the neck.

Side effects:

Commonly in swine, transient diarrhoea and/or peri-anal and rectal erythema/oedema lasting up to week. In swine, swelling at the injection site for up to 5 days and inflammatory lesions at the

injection site for up to 28 days. In cattle, decreased feed intake and loose stools during treatment.

In cattle after intramuscular administration, swelling at the injection site for up 14 days and

inflammation at the injection site for up to 32 days. In cattle after subcutaneous administration,

swelling and inflammation at the injection site for up to 41 days.

Withdrawal times:

Meat and offal: Cattle IM route 34 days; cattle SC route 44 days; swine IM route 18 days.

Packing:

100 ml vials.

Target species

Cattle, Pigs