Sulfadimidine Power
Product code: PV-038 · Injection · Poultry and livestock
Indication section: Antibiotics · Sulfonamides (± trimethoprim)
Enteric and respiratory bacterial infections, and used against coccidia
This page is an English translation. The Arabic text on the product leaflet and pack is the authoritative reference. Read the Arabic original
Indications
Used in sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses, rabbits and poultry in the following conditions: pneumonia and bronchitis, enteric infections, diarrhoea, dysentery, septicaemia, calf diphtheria, strangles, metritis, Actinobacillus (wooden tongue), foot rot, coccidiosis, puerperal fever, arthritis, bacterial infections of the digestive and urogenital systems, tick fever and Rickettsia in cattle (heartwater), mastitis (as adjunctive therapy). Poultry and rabbits: coccidiosis, fowl cholera and fowl coryza
Dose and administration
Given by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection or very slowly intravenously. Loading dose: 1.5–2.5 ml per 10 kg body weight on the first day only (200 mg/kg body weight). Maintenance dose: half the loading dose daily for (3–5) days only (100 mg/kg body weight). In severe cases the loading dose may be doubled. For poultry and rabbits (in the drinking water): 3 ml/L of water. Or as directed by the veterinarian.
Follow the withdrawal period and the instructions on the pack and leaflet.
- Active ingredient
- Sulfadimidine
- Form
- Injection
- For
- Poultry and livestock
- Species listed on the leaflet
- Poultry, cattle and calves, sheep and goats, camels, horses, rabbits
- Available packs
- Glass bottle 100 ml
Composition
| Sulfadimidine sodium | 330 mg (equivalent to sulfadimidine base 300 mg) |
|---|---|
| Excipient q.s. | 1 ml |
Important: This information comes from the Powervet catalogue, the product leaflets and the official licensing decisions, and is for guidance only. Please consult a veterinarian before use, and keep to the withdrawal period and the pack instructions. Images are illustrative; the original pack is the final reference.
