Antibiotic and anti-inlammatory. Injectable solution for cattle. MAXITYL® PLATINUM combines a broad spectrum antibiotic (Tilmicosin) with a modern non-steroidal anti-inlammatory (Ketoprofen), where tilmicosin acts as a chemotherapeutic agent while ketoprofen reduces pain, fever and inlammation.
Each 100 mL contains: Tilmicosin, 30 g; Ketoprofen, 9 g; excipients, q.s.f. 100 mL.
The combined action of the two active ingredients of MAXITYL® PLATINUM allows the treatment of bovine respiratory disease, mainly associated to shipping fever caused by Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica, infectious pododermatitis (Pododermatitis Infecciosa), and bovine infectious keratoconjunctivitis (BIK) thanks to the Tilmicosin. On the other hand, Ketoprofen contributes to alleviate pain, reduce fever and inlammation associated to any infectious process, thus improving the general health status and restoring normal appetite in affected animals.
The etiological agents susceptible to MAXITYL® PLATINUM are: Mannheimia (Pasterurella) haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni (Haemophilus somnus), Mycoplasma dispar, Mycoplasma bovis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Actinomyces pyogenes, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Moraxella bovis, Clostridium perfringens, Fusobacterium necrophorum.
1 mL per 30 or 60 kg of body weight, according to the professional judgment of the attending veterinarian, equivalent to 5 to 10 mg/kg of Tilmicosin and 1.5 to 3 mg/ kg of Ketoprofen. In general a single dose is necessary. If the condition has not improved after 48 hours, reevaluate diagnosis.
Administer in subcutaneous tissue in the neck or behind the shoulder blade with regular syringes and 12/18 gauge needles. Do not use in auto injectors.
DO NOT ADMINISTER BY ENDOVENOUSly - ENDOVENOUS INJECTION OF THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE FATAL.
Use only in cattle. Its use in other species may be fatal.
Handle with care, accidental injection of this drug in humans has been associated with fatalities.
Withdrawal period from last treatment until slaughter for human consumption is 28 days. Do not administer to dairy cattle whose milk is intended for human consumption or industrialization.
Bottles containing 20 mL and 100 mL.