Florox OR

Florfenicol

Florox OR

Antimicrobial florfenicol-based solution for highly effective treatment of respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in pigs and poultry

Does not block drinkers
Action starts in 10 minutes
Highly effective in treating pasteurellosis, colibacillosis, and salmonellosis in poultry, and pleuropneumonia and atrophic rhinitis in piglets

Composition

Pharmacological properties

Indications

Dosage and method of administration

Restrictions

1 ml Florox OR

florfenicol 100 mg

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Pharmacological properties

Florfenicol has a broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against:

Staphylococcus spp.
Streptococcus spp.
Salmonella spp.
Escherichia coli
Proteus spp.
Enterobacter spp.
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
Pasteurella spp.
Shigella spp.
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Haemophilus spp.
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Bacteroides melaninogenicus
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
Micrococcus spp.
Mycoplasma spp.
Moraxella spp.

Indications

Florox OR is used in pigs for:

bacterial respiratory diseases, incl. pleuropneumonia, caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Haemophilus parasuis
atrophic rhinitis caused by Pasteurella multocida, Bordetella bronchiseptica
mycoplasma infections caused by M. hyopneumoniae, M. hyorhinis
other bacterial diseases induced by the microbial florfenicol-sensitive pathogens

Florox OR is used in poultry for:

pasteurellosis, staphylococcus, salmonellosis, mycoplasmosis, hemophilia, and respiratory diseases including those caused by Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
secondary infections in viral diseases (including colibacillosis)
other infectious diseases induced by the microbial florfenicol-sensitive pathogens

Dosage and method of administration

Specie	Method of administration	Dosage	Treatment course
Pigs	Orally	5 ml/100 kg of animal body weight	7 days
Poultry		0.2 ml/1 kg of animal body weight	3 days. 5 days in case of salmonellosis.
Chicks under the age of 4 weeks		100 ml/100 l of water
Poultry of other age categories		200 ml/100 l of water

The use of Florox OR in its own form in dosing devices of drinking systems is not allowed. For the preparation of the drug, it is necessary to prepare the mother liquor.

Restrictions

Contraindications and special instructions:

It is prohibited to use the drug in laying hens and replacement chickens less than 14 days before the start of egg laying due to florfenicol accumulation in eggs. It is prohibited to use the drug in producing boars, pregnant and lactating sows.

Withdrawal period:
meat: 15 days (pigs), 6 days (poultry)