Noroclav Injection

Target species Cattle and Dogs. Indications for use, specifying the target species Noroclav Injection has a broad-spectrum of bactericidal activity against the bacteria commonly found in cattle and dogs. (a) In vitro Noroclav Injection is active against a wide range of clinically important bacteria including: Gram-positive: Staphylococci (including beta-lactamase producing strains), Streptococci, Corynebacteria, Clostridia, Bacillus anthracis, Actinomyces bovis. Gram-negative: Escherichia coli (including beta-lactamase producing strains), Salmonella spp (including beta-lactamase producing strains), Campylobacter spp, Klebsiella spp, Proteus spp, Pasteurellae spp, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides (including beta-lactamase producing strains), Haemophilus spp, Moraxella spp and Actinobacillus lignieresi. (b) Noroclav Injection is indicated for the treatment of diseases including: Cattle: •Respiratory infections •Soft tissue infections (e.g. joint/navel ill, abscesses etc.) •Metritis •Mastitis. Dogs: •Respiratory tract infections •Urinary tract infections •Skin and soft tissue infections (e.g. abscesses, pyoderma, anal sacculitis and gingivitis.) Contraindications The product should not be administered to rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters or gerbils. Caution is advised in its use in other very small herbivores. Special Warnings for each target species None. Special precautions for use Special precautions for use in animals Do not use in animals with known hypersensitivity to penicillin or other substances of the beta-lactam group. Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals Penicillins and cephalosporins may cause hypersensitivity (allergy) following injection, inhalation, ingestion or skin contact. Hypersensitivity to penicillins may lead to cross-reactions to cephalosporins and vice versa. Allergic reactions to these substances may occasionally be serious. Do not handle this product if you know you are sensitised, or if you have been advised not to work with such preparations. Handle this product with great care to avoid exposure, taking all recommended precautions. If you develop symptoms following exposure such as a skin rash, you should seek medical advice and show the doctor this warning. Swelling of the face, lips or eyes or difficulty with breathing are more serious symptoms and require urgent medical attention. Wash hands after use. Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness) Use of the product may occasionally result in pain on injection and/or local tissue reaction. Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay The product may be used safely in pregnant animals. Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction None known.