Synulox Bolus 500 Mg Film-Coated Tablets
Revised: June 2014
AN: 00247/2014
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
SYNULOX Bolus 500 mg Film-Coated Tablets
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Active substances: mg/bolus
Amoxicillin as (Amoxicillin trihydrate) 400.00
Clavulanate as (Potassium clavulanate) 105.00
Excipients:
Titanium Dioxide (E171) 26.58
Ponceau 4R Lake (E124) 0.546
Carmoisine Lake (E122) 0.399
Sunset Yellow Lake (E110) 0.357
Indigo Carmine Lake (E132)
0.119
For the full list of all other excipients see section 6.1.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
Target species
Calves.
Indications for use, specifying the target species
For the treatment of enteritis and navel ill in calves.
Contraindications
In common with other penicillins, the product should not be administered orally to rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters or gerbils.
Do not use in animals with known sensitivity to the active ingredients.
Special warnings for each target species
None.
Special precautions for use
Special precautions for use in animals
None.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals
Penicillins and cephalosporins may cause hypersensitivity (allergy) following injection, inhalation, ingestion or skin contact. Hypersensitivity to penicillins may lead to cross reactions to cephalosporins and vice versa. Allergic reactions to these substances may occasionally be serious.
Do not handle this product if you know you are sensitised, or if you have been advised not to work with such preparations.
Handle this product with great care to avoid exposure, taking all recommended precautions.
If you develop symptoms following exposure such as 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.
Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)
None known.
Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay
Not applicable.
Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
None known.
Amounts to be administered and administration route
Orally. 6.25-12.5 mg/kg bodyweight twice daily. For example a 40 kg calf will require ½bolus twice daily, but this may be doubled in cases of severe infection.
Treatment should be continued for up to 12 hours after the clinical signs have subsided, up to a maximum of 3 days of treatment.
Overdose (symptoms, emergency procedures, antidotes), if necessary
The combination is of a low order of toxicity and is well tolerated by the oral route. Limited overdose normally produces no adverse effect.
Withdrawal period
Meat: 9 Days.
PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
In vitro, the combination is effective against a wide range of clinically important bacteria including:
Gram-positive
Staphylococci (including -lactamase producing strains)
Streptococci
Corynebacteria
Clostridia
Actinomyces bovis
Gram-negative
Escherichia coli(including most -lactamase producing strains)
Salmonellae (including -lactamase producing strains)
Klebsiellae
Proteus spp.
Pasteurellae
Fusiformis spp.
Haemophilus spp.
PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS
List of excipients
Magnesium Stearate
Sodium Starch Glycollate Type A, dried
Silicon Dioxide
Microcrystalline Cellulose, dried
Film coating:
Ponceau 4R Lake (E124)
Carmoisine Lake (E122)
Sunset Yellow Lake (E110)
Indigo Carmine Lake (E132)
Titanium Dioxide E171
Hypromellose 5 mPa s
Hypromellose 15 mPa s
Polyethylene Glycol 4000
Polyethylene Glycol 6000
Incompatibilities
None known.
Shelf life
Shelf life of the veterinary medicinal product as packaged for sale: 2 years.
Special precautions for storage
Do not store above 25°C.
Store in a dry place.
Nature and composition of immediate packaging
Packs contain 20, 100 or 500 boli, which are pink biconvex film coated tablets packed in heat sealed aluminium foil.
Special precautions for the disposal of unused veterinary medicinal product or waste materials derived from the use of such products, if appropriate
Any unused veterinary medicinal product or waste materials derived from such veterinary medicinal products should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.
MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER
Zoetis UK Limited
5th Floor, 6 St. Andrew Street
London
EC4A 3AE
MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER
Vm: 42058/4142
DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION
Date: 01 November 1990
DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT
Date: June 2014
26 June 2014