Flunex
| Species | Horses, cattle, pigs. |
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| Composition | 1 ml Flunex = 50 mg flunixin. |
| Indications | Flunex is prescribed to horses, cattle and pigs as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic agent in the complex therapy of acute inflammatory processes, pain syndromes and hyperthermia. |
| Dosage and method of administration | Flunex is administered to horses intravenously: - for diseases of the musculoskeletal system - at a dose of 1 ml per 45 kg of animal weight (1.1 mg flunixin per 1 kg of animal weight) once a day until the animal's clinical condition improves, but not more than 5 days in a row; - to relieve pain during colic - at a dose of 1 ml per 45 kg of animal weight once, if necessary, repeat after 24 hours; for endotoxemia, septic shock and other pathologies associated with circulatory disorders in the gastrointestinal tract - at a dose of 0.2 ml per 45 kg of animal weight (0.22 mg flunixin per 1 kg of weight) every 6-8 hours until the clinical signs of the disease are reduced. In cattle, Flunex is administered once a day intravenously or intramuscularly for respiratory diseases, mastitis, and other diseases accompanied by acute inflammation, at a dose of 2 ml per 45 kg of animal weight (2.2 mg flunixin per 1 kg of animal weight), depending on the severity of the inflammatory process, until the animal's clinical condition improves, but for no more than 5 days in a row. In pigs, Flunex is administered once deep intramuscularly in the neck area for MMA syndrome and respiratory diseases at a dose of 2 ml per 45 kg of animal weight (2.2 mg flunixin per 1 kg of animal weight). Due to a possible pain reaction, the drug should not be administered to large animals in a volume exceeding 5 ml in one place, and to small animals in a volume exceeding 2.5 ml. |
| Contraindications | Contraindications for use include hypersensitivity of the animal to the components of the drug, renal, hepatic, cardiac failure, hypovolemia (except for endotoxemia or septic shock), risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Intra-aortic administration of the drug to animals is prohibited, as well as its use in cats. The use of the drug in pregnant females, young animals under 1.5 months of age, and piglets weighing less than 6 kg is prohibited. |
| Waiting period | Slaughter of cattle for meat after the use of Flunex is permitted no earlier than 8 days after the last intravenous administration and no earlier than 35 days after the last intramuscular administration of the drug. Slaughter of horses for meat after the use of the drug is permitted no earlier than 8 days after the last administration. Slaughter of pigs for meat after the use of Flunex is permitted no earlier than 24 days after the administration. The meat of animals that were forced to be killed before the expiration of the specified periods may be used as feed for fur animals. Milk from dairy animals may be used for food purposes no earlier than 60 hours after the last use of Flunex. Milk obtained before the specified period may be used after boiling as feed for animals. |
| Release form | Flunex is available packaged in 20, 50 and 100 ml glass bottles of the appropriate capacity, hermetically sealed with rubber stoppers and reinforced with aluminum caps with first-opening control clips. |
| Storage conditions | Store in a dark place, separate from food and feed, at T°C 5°C + 25°C, in places inaccessible to children. |
| Shelf life |
4 years from the date of production, from the first opening – 28 days. Do not use after the expiry date indicated on the packaging. |