Composition :
Contains per mL:
Meloxicam 20 mg
Description :
Procam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the oxicam class.
Indications
Cattle: For use in acute respiratory infection with appropriate antibiotic therapy to reduce clinical signs in cattle.
For use in diarrhea in combination with oral re-hydration therapy to reduce clinical signs in calves of over one week of age and young, non-lactating cattle.
For adjunctive therapy in the treatment of acute mastitis, in combination with antibiotic therapy.
For the relief of post-operative pain following dehorning in calves.
Sheep: For single dose use in sheep and lambs 14 days of age or older for the alleviation of pain and inflammation.
Pigs: For use in non-infectious locomotor disorders to reduce the symptoms of lameness and inflammation.
For adjunctive therapy in the treatment of puerperal septicemia and toxaemia (mastitis–metritis–agalactia syndrome) with appropriate antibiotic therapy.
Horses: For use in the alleviation of inflammation and relief of pain in both acute and chronic Musculo-skeletal disorders.
For the relief of pain associated with equine colic.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:
Cattle: Single subcutaneous or intravenous injection of 0.5 mg meloxicam / kg body weight (ie. 2.5 ml / 100 kg body weight) in combination with antibiotic therapy or oral rehydration therapy, as appropriate.
Sheep: SINGLE USE ONLY by subcutaneous injection high on the neck behind the ear. For sheep and lambs from 14 days of age 1.0 mg meloxicam/kg bodyweight (i.e. 1.0 mL/20 kg bodyweight).
Pigs: A single intramuscular injection of a dose of 0.4 mg meloxicam / kg body weight (ie 2.0 ml / 100 kg body weight) in combination with appropriate antibiotic therapy.
If necessary, re-administration of meloxicam can be done
after 24 hours.
Horses: A single intravenous injection of 0.6 mg meloxicam / kg body weight (ie 3.0 ml / 100 kg body weight).
Avoid contamination during use.
The plug should not be punctured more than 20 times.
Contraindications :
Do not use in horses less than 6 weeks of age.
Do not use in animals suffering from impaired hepatic, cardiac or renal function and hemorrhagic disorders, or where there is evidence of ulcerogenic gastrointestinal lesions.
Do not use in case of hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients.
For the treatment of diarrhea in cattle, do not use in animals of less than one week of age.
Target species:
Cattle, sheep, horses and pigs.
Withdrawal periods :
Cattle: Meat and offal: 15 days, Milk: 5 days.
Sheep: meat or offal :11 days.
Pigs: Meat and offal: 5 days.
Horses: Meat and offal: 5 days.
Presentation:
Colorless glass injection vials of 100 mL.
Storage:
Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
This veterinary medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions.
Shelf life after first opening the container: 28 days.