EFICUR INJECTION

Composition

ACTIVE CONSTITUENT: 50 mg/mL Ceftiofur (As Ceftiofur Hydrochloride)

Directions for Use

Restraints
DO NOT USE for mass medication; for individual animal treatment only.
DO NOT USE by the intramammary, topical or oral route in food producing animals.
DO NOT USE for the treatment of mastitis in dairy cattle.
DO NOT USE in bobby calves.
DO NOT re-treat animals for 4 days after last treatment program.

Contraindication
Use is contraindicated in cases of known resistance or hypersensitivity to the cephalosporins or beta-lactam antibiotics.

Precautions
Use with caution in pregnant cattle. The safety of EFICUR has not been established during pregnancy. Use only according to the benefit/risk assessment by the prescribing veterinarian.

Side Effects
Hypersensitivity reactions unrelated to dose can occur. Allergic reactions (e.g. skin reactions, anaphylaxis) may occassionally occur. Treat symptomatically.
In cattle, no signs of systemic toxicity have been observed following substantial parenteral overdosages of ceftiofur. Mild inflammatory reactions at the injection site, such as tissue oedema and discoloration of the subcutaneous tissue and/or fascial surface of the muscle may be observed. Clinical resolution is reached in
most animals by 10 days after injection although slight tissue discoloration may persist for 28 days or more.

Dosage and Administration
SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE.
Use the contents within 28 days of first broaching of the bottle. Discard the unused portion.
1mg/mL ceftiofur/kg bw/day (1mL EFICUR/50kg bw/day) by subcutaneous injection. Subsequent injections must be given at different sites. The maximum recommended dose volume is 10mL. Repeat treatment each 24 hours until 3 treatments are given. Further treatment on Days 4 and 5 may be given in animals that do not show satisfactory response to the first 3 treatments.

Withholding Period

WITHHOLDING PERIODS
MEAT: DO NOT USE less than 3 days before slaughter for human consumption.
MILK: Zero (0) days
Any increase by the precribing veterinarian to dose, frequency, or duration, or any variant to route of administration may require a different withholding period.

TRADE ADVICE
EXPORT SLAUGHTER INTERVAL (ESI): DO NOT USE less than 8 days before slaughter for export. Before using this product, confirm the current ESI from Abbey Animal Health Pty Ltd on 02 8088 0720 or the APVMA website (www.apvma.gov.au/residues).

Pack Size

100mL