Florox

Florfenicol

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Florfenicol

Florox

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Florfenicol-based drug with a prolonged action against respiratory diseases in calves and piglets

Designed specifically for veterinary medicine
Reduced mortality rate in young animals and stable weight gain due to the quick effect of the drug
Increased bioavailability

Composition

Pharmacological properties

Indications

Dosage and method of administration

Restrictions

1 ml Florox

florfenicol 300 mg

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Pharmacological properties

Florfenicol has a bacteriostatic effect and is active against acetyl transferase-producing bacteria resistant to chloramphenicol. Florfenicol has a broad-spectrum activity against:

Staphylococcus spp.
Streptococcus spp.
Escherichia coli
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
Pasteurella spp.
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Haemophilus spp.
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Moraxella bovis
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Mycoplasma hyorhinis

Indications

Florox is prescribed to cattle and pigs to treat bacterial diseases caused by
florflenicol-sensitive etiological agents:

In pigs: respiratory diseases including pleuropneumonia (caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and/or Haemophilus parasuis, Pasteurella multоcida, M. hyopneumoniae, M. hyorhinis) and atrophic rhinitis.

In cattle: respiratory diseases (caused by Pasteurella multicida, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus somnus), necrobacillosis, contagious keratoconjunctivitis (caused by Moraxella bovis).

Dosage and method of administration

Animal	Method of administration	Dosage	Treatment period
Cattle	Intramuscularly	1 ml /15 kg of animal body weight	twice with a 48-hour interval
Cattle	Subcutaneously	2 ml /15 kg of animal body weight	once
Pigs	Intramuscularly (in the neck area)	1 ml /20 kg of animal body weight	twice with a 48-hour interval

No more than 10 ml of Florox can be injected in one injection site.

Restrictions

Contraindications and special instructions:
Avoid using Florox in pregnant and lactating animals.
Avoid using Florox simultaneously with thiamphenicol and chloramphenicol; avoid
mixing it with other medical drugs in one syringe.

Withdrawal period:
meat - 14 days (pigs)
meat - 34 days (cattle - i/m)
meat - 42 days (cattle - s/c)