CITRAMOX® 500 mg/g

Amoxicilline Trihydrate. Powder for use in drinking water

Amoxicillin

Composition

Each gram contains substance active: Amoxicillin (equivalent to 500 mg amoxicillin trihydrate).

Presentation

Bags of 400 g and 1 kg

Target especies

Pig, Poultry, Turkeys, Ducks

Dosage

Chickens: 15 mg amoxicillin/kg liveweight /day (corresponding to 30 mg product/kg liveweight /day) during 3-5 days.
Ducks: 20 mg amoxicillin/kg liveweight /day (corresponding to 40 mg product/kg liveweight /day) during 3 days.
Turkeys: 15-20 mg amoxicillin/kg liveweight /day (corresponding to 30-40 mg product/kg liveweight / day) during 3-5 days.
Pigs: To administer in drinking water 20 mg amoxicillin/kg liveweight (corresponding to 40 mg product/kg liveweight ) daily for up to 5 days.
After the end of the medication period the water supply system should be cleaned appropriately to avoid intake of sub-therapeutic amounts of the active substance.

Indications

Treatments of infections in chickens, turkeys, ducks caused by bacteria susceptible to amoxicillin.
Pigs: For treatment of Pasteurellosis.

Withdrawal period

Meat and Offal:
Chickens: 1 day
Ducks: 9 days
Turkeys: 5 days
Eggs: Not authorised for use in laying birds producing eggs for human consumption.