Chloramphenicol

• Class: Broad spectrum anti bacterial
• Action: It acts by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit of susceptible bacteria, thereby preventing bacterial protein synthesis. 
• Anti bacterial spectrum: Streptococci, Staphylococci, Brucella, Salmonella, Shigella, Haemophilus, Clostridum, Bacillus, Actinomyces, Corynebacterium, E.coli, Pasteurella, Vibrio, Rickettsia, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Spherophorus necrophorus
• Dosage:               Oral, IV, IM

              Cattle: 2-4 mg/kg BID IV

                          20-30 mg/kg IM

              Sheep, Goat: 10 mg/kg BID IV

                                    30-40 mg/kg IM

              Dog: 25-50 mg/kg BID IV

• Contra indications: Prolonged use may result in reversible bone marrow suppression and aplastic anemia.
• CHLOROPHEN               Vetindia

               Inj          150 mg/ml          30 ml

• CHLOROTEC- SP               Neospark

               Poultry: 1 g/ 5 L water or 50 g/ 100 kg feed
               Animals: 50 mg/ kg/day

               Powder          200 mg/g          50 g 

• LYKACETIN               Lyka

               Inj          1 g, 2 g, 3 g