CeporexTM 180 mg/ml Suspension for injection for cattle, cats and dogs
An injectable suspension of cefalexin for conditions listed below, and with a zero hour milk withdrawal for cattle. Cefalexin is a broad spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic with bactericidal activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
Presentation
A white to cream coloured mobile suspension
Active ingredients
Sodium cefalexin equivalent to 180 mg/ml cefalexin
Target species
Cattle, cats and dogs
Indications for use
When susceptible organisms are present, Ceporex injection is indicated in the treatment of infections of the respiratory tract, urogenital tract, the skin and localised infections in soft tissues in dogs and cats. In dogs it may also be effective in the treatment of the gastrointestinal tract. Trials have shown Ceporex injection to be of particular value in treating metritis, foot infections, wounds and abscesses and in the treatment of septicaemic mastitis to supplement intramammary therapy in cattle.
The following micro-organisms have been shown to be sensitive to cefalexin in vitro: Staphylococcus spp. (including penicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus spp., Actinomyces bovis, Corynebacterium spp., Haemophilus spp., Pasteurella spp., Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Escherichia coli, Clostridium spp., Proteus spp., Salmonella spp., Micrococcus spp., Fusobacterium spp., Moraxella spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., Actinobacillus lignieresi, Peptococcus spp.
Withdrawal periods
Cattle – milk 0 hours, meat 19 days
Packaging
Multidose vials containing 100 ml
Legal category
POM-V
For full information please refer to the product data sheet. Further information is available on request.
Use Medicines Responsibly. For more information please refer to the Responsible Use sections of the NOAH website.
If you are not the prescribing veterinary surgeon, advice should be sought from the medicine prescriber.
Date of preparation: January 2018
