Vetrimycin 200 Injection (Oxytetracycline) (RX), 500 mL

Vetrimycin 200 is a sterile, ready-to-use solution for the administration of the broad-spectrum antibiotic oxytetracycline by injection. Each mL contains 200 mg of oxytetracycline base as amphoteric oxytetracycline for use in beef cattle; dairy cattle; calves, including preruminating (veal) calves; and swine. Intended for use in treatment of the following diseases when due to oxytetracycline-susceptible organisms:

• CATTLE: Pneumonia and shipping fever complex associated with Pasteurella spp. and Hemophilus spp.; infectious bovine kerato-conjunctivitis (pink eye) caused by Moraxella bovis; foot rot and diphtheria caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum; bacterial enteritis (scours) caused by Escherichia coli; wooden tongue caused by Actinobacillus lignieresii; leptospirosis caused by Leptospira pomona; and wound infections and acute metritis caused by strains of staphylococci and streptococci organisms sensitive to oxytetracycline.

• SWINE: Bacterial enteritis (scours, colibacillosis) caused by E. coli; pneumonia caused by Pasteurella multocida; and leptospirosis caused by Leptospira pomona. In sows, it is indicated as an aid in control of infectious enteritis (baby pig scours, colibacillosis) in suckling pigs caused by E. coli.