Function

Antibacterial Drugs

Product Name

Thiamphenicol 25% Oral Solution

Indication

Thiamphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, active against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and especially effective against anaerobes. Thiamphenicol may be used in the treatment and control of a wide range of respiratory and alimentary tract infections of bacterial origin in calves, pigs and poultry. The oral product is not suitable for the treatment of cattle with functional rumen.

Dosage and Administration

General: Thiamphenicol is an antimicrobial substance intended for the treatment of infectious diseases in cattle, pigs and poultry. It is used as the water soluble thiamphenicol glycine hydrochloride for parenteral therapy and as a premix composed of thiamphenicol base and corn starch, (4:1) or other mixer, for oral use.

calves: 30 and 60 mg/kg

pigs: 20 - 40 mg/kg

poultry: 15 to 67 mg/kg

dairy cows: 30 mg/kg

Side Effects

(1)This product comes with hematologic toxicity ,does not cause irreversible bone marrow aplastic anemia. Butmore common the adverse effect is reversibility erythropoiesis inhibition.

(2)About 6 times of certain immunological inhibition than chloramphenicol.

(3)Long-term medication can induce digestive disorders, lack of vitamin or double infection symptoms.

(4)This product with a certain embryo toxicity, do not use it during pregnancy and lactation.