Emdocam® 20 mg/ml
Solution for injection
Composition
Meloxicam 20 mg – Excipients q.s. ad 1 ml
Pharmacotherapeutic category
Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products, non-steroids (oxicams)
Properties
Meloxicam is a Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) which acts by inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, thereby exerting anti-inflammatory, anti-exudative, analgesic and antipyretic effects. Meloxicam also has anti-endotoxic properties induced by E. coli endotoxin.
Indications
As supportive/symptomatic anti-inflammatory, analgesic or antipyretic therapy in musculo-skeletal / locomotor disorders, acute bovine respiratory disease, diarrhoea in calves and young cattle, acute mastitis in cows, MMA in sows and equine colic.
Dosage, route and method of administration
One IV, IM or SC injection: 0.4 – 0.6 mg meloxicam per kg BW or 2 to 3 ml per 100 kg BW (Dose depends on animal species). Injection may be repeated after 24 h in pigs.
Shelf-life
3 years.
Packaging
Vials of 50 ml, 100 ml or 250 ml.
Carton with 1, 6 or 12 vials.
The trade name and/or the specifications of the product (target animal species, indications, dosage and administration, precautions and warnings, etc.) may differ from country to country. Please contact us for further information.