1 NAME OFthe VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT FOLLOWED BY THE STRENGTH AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

Amoxypen LA 150 mg/ml, suspension for injection

2 NAME AND PROPORTION OF EACH ACTIVE SUBSTANCE, AND OF ANY EXCIPIENT, IF KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXCIPIENT IS NEEDED FOR SAFETY REASONS

Active substance per ml:

Amoxicillin (as Amoxicillin Trihydrate) 150 mg

Antioxidant preservatives per ml:

Butylated hydroxytoluene 0.08 mg

Butylated hydroxyanisole 0.08 mg

See full list of excipients in section 6.1.

3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM

An off-white oily suspension for injection

4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS

4.1 Target species

Cattle, sheep, pigs, cats and dogs.

4.2 Indications for use, specifying the target species

The product is suitable for the control of infections, due to susceptible micro-organisms, in cattle, pigs, sheep, dogs and cats where a single injection giving prolonged antibiotic cover is required. It may also protect from secondary bacterial invasion in cases where bacteria are not the initial cause of the disease.

Indications include infections of:

Alimentary tract, Respiratory tract, Skin and soft tissue

Urogenital tract and in prevention of post-operative infection (treat before surgery).

In vitroamoxicillin is effective against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria which include:

Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteusspp.,Salmonella spp. staphylococci and streptococci.

4.3 Contra-indications

This product is not suitable for administration via intravenous or intrathecal routes.

Not to be administered to animals sensitive to penicillin.

Not to be used in rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils or in any other small herbivores.

Not effective against beta-lactamase producing organisms.

4.4 Special warning for each target species

Not to be used in animals with previous sensitivity to penicillins.

4.5 Special precautions for use

(i) Special precautions for use in animals

None

(ii) Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the medicinal product to the animals

Penicillins and cephalosporins may cause hypersensitivity (allergy) following injection, inhalation, ingestion or skin contact. Hypersensitivity to penicillins may cause cross

reactions to cephalosporins and vice versa. Allergic reactions to these substances may occasionally be serious.

1) Do not handle this product if you know you are sensitised, or if you have been advised not to work with such preparations.

2) Handle this product with great care to avoid exposure, taking all recommended precautions.

3) 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.

4.6 Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)

Occasional local tissue reaction may result from use of this product.

4.7 Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay

No special precautions necessary.

4.8 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

Amoxicillin exerts its bactericidal action by inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis during multiplication. It is therefore in principle not compatible with bacteriostatic antibiotics (tetracyclines, chloramphenicol) which inhibit multiplication. Synergism occurs with ß-lactam antibiotics and aminoglycosides.

4.9 Amounts to be administered and administration route

Dosage: in general 15 mg/kg/bodyweight (equivalent to 1 ml per 10 kg bodyweight), repeated if necessary after 48 hours.

A separate injection site should be used for each administration.

Suggested doses are:

Cattle 500 kg - 50 ml

Sheep 50 kg - 5 ml

Pigs 50 kg - 5 ml

Dogs 10 kg - 1 ml

Cats 5 kg - 0.5 ml

Administration:Cattle, sheep and pigs - by intramuscular injection only. Dogs and cats - intramuscular or subcutaneous injection. An appropriately graduated syringe must be used to ensure accurate administration of the required dose volume. This is particularly important when injecting small volumes.

Shake the vial before use. This product does not contain antimicrobial preservative. Swab the septum before removing each dose. Use a dry, sterile needle and syringe. After administration massage the injection site. Dose volumes in excess of 20ml should be injected at more than one site.

4.10 Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary

Amoxicillin is a compound with a very high therapeutic ratio. It is very unlikely that an overdose of Amoxypen LA will have adverse effects on the treated animal.

4.11 Withdrawal periods for the various foodstuffs, including those for which the withdrawal period is zero

Milk for human consumption must not be taken from a cow during treatment.

With cows milked twice daily, milk for human consumption may only be taken from 79 hours (i.e. at the 7^thmilking) after the last treatment. With other dosing routines, the basis of the veterinary surgeon’s advice should be that milk may be taken for human consumption only after the same time period from the last treatment (i.e. with three times a day milking, milk for human consumption may only be taken at the 10^thmilking).

Not for use in sheep producing milk for human consumption.

Animals must not be slaughtered for human consumption during treatment. Cattle may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 23 days from the last treatment.

Sheep and pigs may be slaughtered for human consumption only after 16 days from the last treatment.

5. PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties

The active ingredient, amoxicillin, is a bactericidal antibiotic of the ß-lactam class which acts by inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis. Amoxicillin is not resistant to the action of beta-lactamases which can hydrolyse the molecules causing the beta-lactam ring structure to open, rendering it antibiotically inactive.

Due to its wide distribution after absorption, high levels of amoxicillin are found in kidney, urine, liver and bile.

ATC Vet Code: QJ01CA04

5.2 Pharmacokinetic particulars

Following intramuscular injection in cattle at the recommended dosage rate peak levels were observed 2.98 hours following administration

Following intramuscular injection in sheep at the recommended dosage rate peak levels were observed 0.96hours following administration

Following intramuscular injection in pigs at the recommended dosage rate peak levels were observed 1.18 hours following administration.

6 PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS

Butylated hydroxytoluene

Butylated hydroxyanisole

Aluminium stearate

Fractionated Coconut Oil

6.2 Major incompatibilities

None known

6.3 Shelf life, when necessary after reconstitution of the medicinal product or when the immediate packaging is opened for the first time

Shelf life: 2 years

Following withdrawal of the first dose, use the product within 28 days.

6.4 Special precautions for storage

Do not store above 25^oC. Protect from light.

6.5 Nature and composition of immediate packaging

Multidose vials (Glass Type III Ph.Eur or Type II Ph. Eur.) of 100 ml fitted with nitrile rubber bungs and aluminium unlacquered caps.

6.6 Special precautions for disposal of unused veterinary medicinal product or waste materials derived from the use of such products, if appropriate

Any unused product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with national requirements.

7. MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER

Intervet UK Ltd.

Walton

Milton Keynes, Bucks.

MK7 7AJ

8. MARKETING AUTHORISATION Number

Vm 01708/4340

9. Date of first AUTHORISation or date of renewal of the authorisation

26 January 2006

10. Date of Revision of text

August 2006

11. Any other information required by the Secretary of State