Indications for use, specifying the target species

Cattle:

For use in acute respiratory infection with appropriate antibiotic therapy to reduce clinical signs in cattle.

For use in diarrhoea in combination with oral re-hydration therapy to reduce clinical signs in calves of over one week of age and young, non-lactating cattle.

For adjunctive therapy in the treatment of acute mastitis, in combination with antibiotic therapy.

Pigs:

For use in non-infectious locomotor disorders to reduce the symptoms of lameness and inflammation.

For adjunctive therapy in the treatment of puerperal septicaemia and toxaemia (mastitis–metritis–agalactia syndrome) with appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Horses:

For use in the alleviation of inflammation and relief of pain in both acute and chronic musculo-skeletal disorders.

For the relief of pain associated with equine colic. 

Composition

One ml of Meloxidyl 20 mg/ml solution for injection contains:

Active substance: Meloxicam 20 mg

Excipient: Ethanol anhydrous 150 mg 

Amounts to be administered and administration route

Cattle:

Single subcutaneous or intravenous injection at a dosage of 0.5 mg meloxicam/kg body weight (i.e. 2.5 ml/100 kg body weight) in combination with antibiotic therapy or with oral re-hydration therapy, as appropriate.

Pigs:

Single intramuscular injection at a dosage of 0.4 mg meloxicam/kg body weight (i.e. 2.0 ml/100 kg body weight) in combination with antibiotic therapy, as appropriate. If required, a second administration of meloxicam can be given after 24 hours.

Horses:

Single intravenous injection at a dosage of 0.6 mg meloxicam/kg body weight (i.e. 3.0 ml/100 kg body weight).

Avoid introduction of contamination during use. 

Withdrawal period(s)

Cattle: Meat and offal: 15 days, Milk: 5 days

Pigs: Meat and offal: 5 days

Horses: Meat and offal: 5 days. 

Special precautions for storage

Shelf-life of the veterinary medicinal product as packaged for sale: 30 months. Shelf-life after first opening the immediate packaging: 28 days. This veterinary medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions. 

Packaging

Colourless glass vial of 50 ml, 100 ml or 250 ml.