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Composition/L
 
ERYTHROMYCIN                     125.00 g
Excipients Qs ad to                       1.00 L
 
 
Description
Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that binds reversibly to the 50S subunit of ribosomes, resulting in the blockage of transpeptidation or translocation reactions impairing protein synthesis and inhibiting cell growth.
 
 
Indications
 
For preventive and therapeutic treatment of Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) caused by Mycoplasma infections, and other respiratory diseases caused by erythromycin-sensitive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus (infectious arthritis), Haemophilus paragallinarum (infectious coryza) and Pasteurella multocida ( pasteurellosis; pneumonia) in poultry.
 
 
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
 
Hypersensitivity to erythromycin. Animals with  seriously impaired hepatic and/or renal function.
Concurrent administration to tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, macrolides and lincosamides.
 
 
Withdrawal: Meat and Egg - 6 days
 
Dosage and Administration
POULTRY and SWINE:
Mix 1-2 ml per Liter of drinking water for 3-5 days or equivalent to 25 mg/kg Body Weight.
 
Or base on the following computations:
 
Broilers and Pullets: Dose per 1000 Birds/Day
 
Ave. Weight (in Kg.) x 200 = _____ml/1000 Birds/Day
 
Administer the computed dose for 8-12 hours. Medicated water should be the sole source of drinking water during the period of treatment.