Florfenicol

• Class: Broad spectrum antibiotic
• Action: It acts by binding to the 50S ribosome, thereby inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis.
• Indications: Used in cattle for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Pasteurella haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Haemophilus somnus.
• Dosage:              IM

                 Cattle: 20 mg/kg IM (in neck muscle only); repeat in 48 hours or
                             40 mg/kg SC single dose

                 Pig: 15 mg/kg IM;  repeat in 48 hours

                        
                The dose volume given at any one injection site should not exceed 10 ml in                            cattle, 3 ml in pig.

• FLORFENICOL               Intas

                 Inj     300 mg/ml     50ml, 100ml, 250ml