Meloxicam Oral Suspension, USP (Canada)

Company: Solvet

Meloxicam 15mg/mL

Warnings

● Keep out of reach of children.

● Treated animals must not be used in food for at least 35 days after the latest treatment with this drug.

● Do not use in lactating dairy cattle.

● Do not use in calves to be processed for veal as a withdrawal period has not been established for pre-ruminating calves.

VETERINARY USE ONLY

NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG (NSAID) FOR CATTLE.

Active Ingredients

Each mL contains 15 mg meloxicam, USP. Also contains 1.5 mg sodium benzoate as preservative.

Meloxicam Oral Suspension, USP Indications

For alleviation of pain and inflammation following surgical and band castration in cattle.

Dosage and Administration

Single oral administration of 1.0 mg meloxicam/kg body weight (10 mL/150 kg) should be administered approximately 1-2 hours prior to castration procedure.

Contraindications

Do not use in animals with gastrointestinal disorders such as irritation and hemorrhage, impaired hepatic, cardiac or renal function and hemorrhagic disorders or where there is individual hypersensitivity to the product. Do not administer concurrently with steroidal, other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or with anti-coagulant agents.

Cautions: Avoid use in very severely dehydrated, hypovolaemic or hypotensive animals which require parenteral rehydration, as there may be a potential risk of increased renal toxicity. Use of anti-inflammatories in very young or debilitated animals may involve additional risk. Treatment of calves with meloxicam before castration reduces post-operative pain. An anti-inflammatory alone will not provide adequate pain relief during the castration procedure. To obtain adequate pain relief during surgery co-medication with an appropriate analgesic is recommended. Concomitant use of NSAID’s with aminoglycoside antimicrobials in very young animals may result in renal toxicity.

Adverse Reactions

If you notice any adverse events please report them to the manufacturer or your veterinarian.

Pharmacology

Meloxicam is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the oxicam class which acts by inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, thereby exerting anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic properties. Plasma levels of meloxicam reached therapeutic values approximately two hours post administration. Therapeutic levels were seen for approximately 56 hours post dosing.

Storage

Store at 15-30°C.

150 mL, 12 x 150 mL, 1000 mL (Includes: One 60 mL syringe, one 15 mL syringe, and one red draw off cap.), 12 x 1 L, 4 Litres, 4 x 4 Litres

DIN: 02441187

Approved by ECOCERT INPUTS

Input approved for organic agriculture

MADE IN CANADA

Manufactured by: AVL. 7226 107 Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta T2C 5N6. 1-877-456-2755

CPN: 1973014.3