Nitoks Forte is the leader among tetracycline antibiotics in the CIS countries and Russia and is used to treat virtually all farm animals from infectious diseases caused by bacteria, as well as to prevent and treat secondary infections caused by viral diseases.
"Nitoks Forte": description
"Nitoks Forte" is a professional medicinal product in the form of a sterile solution for injection, intended for the treatment of small and cattle, as well as pigs from infectious diseases of bacterial origin and secondary infections in viral diseases.
"Nitoks Forte" is packaged in 20, 50, and 100 ml in glass vials, which are sealed with rubber stoppers and rolled with aluminum caps. It is a clear, viscous brown liquid with a characteristic odor.
Store in a dark place at a temperature of 5 to 25 ° C. Shelf life "Nitoks Forte" - 24 months, subject to proper storage. "Nitoks Forte" is protected by a patent, its manufacturer - the company "Nita-Farm" in Russia.
Important! After opening the bottle can be stored for 28 days, and its use after the expiration date is prohibited, and the unused drug is disposed of.
Mechanism of action and active substance
"Nitoks Forte" - a representative of the group of combined antibacterial drugs. The active ingredient "Nitox Forte" is oxytetracycline dihydrate (1 ml of the drug contains 200 mg) and additional substances (magnesium oxide, rongalite (formaldehyde sodium sulfoxylate), N-methylpyrrolidone).
The drug has a bacteriostatic effect on most gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, including staphylococci, fuzobakterii, Streptococcus, Clostridium, Corynebacterium, Pasteurella, erizipelotriksov, Pseudomonas, Chlamydia, Salmonella, Actinobacteria, Escherichia, Rickettsia.
Important! According to the degree of influence on the body, "Nitoks Forte" is considered moderately hazardous substances (third hazard class).
The prolonged effect is determined by the oxytetracycline complex with magnesium. With intramuscular injection from the injection site, the active substance is absorbed extremely rapidly, and 30-50 minutes after the injection, the maximum concentration in the tissues and organs is reached.
Therapeutic level of antibiotic in the serum can be maintained for 72 hours. Oxytetracycline is excreted from the body, as a rule, with bile and urine, and in lactating animals, and with milk.
Also in great demand in veterinary medicine are: Baytril, Nitoks 200, Solikoks, E-selenium, Amprolium, Biovit-80, Enroksil, Gammatonik.
Indications for use
"Nitoks Forte" has found its use in the control and prevention of infectious diseases caused by pathogens that are sensitive to oxytetracycline. Also used for the treatment and prevention of secondary infections caused by viral diseases.
Nitox Forte is recommended for calves and cattle for the treatment of pneumonia, mastitis, pleurisy, pasteurellosis, wound infections, foot rot, diphtheria calves, keratoconjunctivitis, anaplasmosis.
In pigs, the drug is used to treat pleurisy, pneumonia, mastitis, pasteurellosis, atrophic rhinitis, purulent arthritis, erysipelas, MMA syndrome, abscess, umbilical sepsis, wound and postpartum infections.
In goats and sheep, the drug is used to treat ungulate rot, enzootic abortion, mastitis, peritonitis, metritis, wound infections, and goat pneumonia.
Did you know? On the nose of the cows there is a unique pattern that is comparable to the fingerprints of a person. No other cow has such a pattern.
In addition, some are known. restrictions on the use of the drug:
- The drug is prohibited for animals during lactation and animals whose milk is eaten (milk is not used for food and is not processed for at least a week after injection, but after heat treatment it can be used for feeding animals).
- Animals with liver, heart and kidney failure.
- An animal with mycosis.
- Animals that are extremely sensitive to tetracycline antibiotics.
- The drug is prohibited to use together with estrogen, with antibiotics cephalosporin and penicillin. And also at the same time or less than a day before or after the use of a corticosteroid or another NSAID, since the risk of ulceration in the gastrointestinal tract is increased.
- Do not use the drug cats, dogs, horses.
Instructions for use
Applying "Nitoks Forte", you must adhere to certain instructions. The drug is used by animals once and is administered deeply intramuscularly (it can not be administered intravenously and intraaortally). If absolutely necessary, the injection is repeated again after three days.
"Nitoks Forte" is administered in a dose of 1 ml per 10 kg of animal. But there is a maximum dose for the introduction of the drug in one point of the body of the animal. The maximum dose of Nitoks Forte for cows (cattle) is 20 ml, for pigs - 10 ml, for sheep - 5 ml.
From overdose "Nitoks Forte" in animals can be a failure of the feed, you may receive an inflammatory reaction at the injection site, gastrointestinal bleeding and symptoms of nephropathy.
Important! After the introduction of "Nitoks Forte" for 35 days is prohibited the slaughter of animals for meat. The meat of the animals, which had to be forced to be killed before the end of the specified period, is used for feeding carnivorous animals or for the production of meat and bone meal.
After vaccination, allergic reactions (erythema and itching) are possible in animals, but they quickly disappear without any treatment. If there is such a need (persistent allergic reactions or overdose), then you can enter intravenous potassium chloride or calcium borgluconate.
Proper diet and feeding is an important process in raising chickens, broilers, laying hens, pigs, quails, rabbits, kids, calves, goslings, musk ducks, cows, ornamental rabbits, and cattle.
Safety
Must adhere to common safety regulations and personal hygiene when working with "Nitoks Forte":
- Drinking, eating and smoking when working with the drug is strictly prohibited.
- Work with the drug only in gloves.
- Wash your hands with soap and warm water after handling.
- In case of contact with the mucous membranes of the eyes or skin, immediately rinse them well with running water.
- If the drug gets into the human body or if an allergic reaction occurs, you should immediately contact a medical institution.
- It is necessary to keep the drug out of the reach of children.
Did you know? On average, a cow opens its mouth up to 30-40 thousand times per day, and only 10-13 thousand of this number falls at the time of eating the feed, and the remaining 20-27 thousand - at the gum.
In veterinary medicine, "Nitoks Forte" is used extremely widely, since it is endowed with a huge spectrum of action and is very effective in combating most infections of farm animals.
His patented production technology certifies the high quality of the drug, and the dosage form and special composition provide antibiotic therapy for several days. Another indisputable advantage of "Nitoks Forte" is the advantageous cost of treatment (the course of treatment often consists of a single injection).
