Composition :

Dexamethasone disodium phosphate……………………..…………………. 200 mg

Excipients…………...……………………….........................................…… up to  100 ml

Pharmaceutical Form :

Injectable Solution

Target species :

horses, cattle, goats and pigs.      

Indications for use :

• Horses, Cattle, Goats, and Pigs: Treatment of inflammatory, allergic, or shock-related conditions.

• Cattle and Goats:

     o Treatment of primary ketosis (acetonemia or gestational toxemia).       o Induction of parturition.

• Horses: Treatment of osteoarticular inflammatory conditions. 

Contraindications :

• Do not administer to animals with diabetes mellitus, hyperadrenocorticism, kidney failure, heart failure, or peptic ulcers.

• Avoid use in animals with infectious diseases unless accompanied by appropriate anti-infective therapy.

• Do not use in animals with known hypersensitivity to dexamethasone or any excipients in the product.

DOSAGE and ADMINISTRATION :

Administer intravenously, intramuscularly, subcutaneously, intra-articularly, or peri-articularly.

• For Horses, Cattle, Goats, and Pigs:

     o Dose: 0.015 to 0.06 mg of dexamethasone per kg of body weight (equivalent to 1 to 4 ml of the product per 100 kg of body weight).

     o For intra-articular or peri-articular administration: 0.125 to 5 ml of the product per animal depending on the weight.

• Induction of Parturition:

     o Cows: 20 mg dexamethasone (equivalent to 13 ml of the product).       o Goats: 12 to 16 mg dexamethasone (equivalent to 8 to 10 ml of the product). 

Withdrawal period :
Meat and offal: 6 days.

Milk: 3 days.

Packaging :

Available in 100 ml bottles.