Zactran
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FOR USE IN CATTLE ONLY.
NOT FOR USE IN HUMANS.
KEEP THIS AND ALL DRUGS OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
NOT FOR USE IN CHICKENS OR TURKEYS.
The material safety data sheet (MSDS) contains more detailed occupational safety information. To report adverse effects, obtain an MSDS or for assistance, contact Merial at 1-888-637-4251.
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ZACTRAN® Injection for Cattle is a ready to use sterile parenteral solution containing gamithromycin, a macrolide sub-class, 7a-azalide antimicrobial. Each mL of ZACTRAN contains 150 mg of gamithromycin as the free base, 1 mg of monothioglycerol and 40 mg of succinic acid in a glycerol formal vehicle.
The chemical name of gamithromycin is 1-Oxa-7-azacyclopentadecan-15-one,13-[(2,6-dideoy-3-C -methyl-3-O-methyl-alpha-L-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-2- ethyl-3,4,10-trihydroxy 3,5,8,10,12,14-hexamethyl- 7-propyl-11-{[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-beta-D-x ylo-hexopyranosyl]oxy}-, [(2R*,3S*,4R*,5S*,8R*,10R*, 11R*,12S*,13S*,14R*)]-and the structure is shown below.
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Merial Limited
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Zactran | Merial Limited
Administer ZACTRAN one time as a subcutaneous injection in the neck at 6 mg/kg (2 mL/110 lb) body weight (BW). If the total dose exceeds 10 mL, divide the dose so that no more than 10 mL is administered at each injection site.
Body Weight (lb) Dose Volume (mL) 110 2 220 4 330 6 440 8 550 10 660 12 770 14 880 16 990 18 1100 20 Animals should be appropriately restrained to achieve the proper route of administration. Use sterile equipment. Inject under the skin in front of the shoulder (see illustration).
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