For Veterinary Use Only.

Zactran is a gamithromycin veterinary antibiotic effective especially for treating and controlling bovine respiratory disease in cattle . Check the details below for more information

List of active ingredients and other ingredients

Each 1 ml Zactran contains:
150 mg of gamithromycin,
1 mg monothioglycerol.

Indications

Zactran is used for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with hemolytic anemia, Pasteurella multocida, and Histophilus somni.
-Preventive treatment of bovine respiratory disease with hemolytic anemia.
-Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni.

-The presence of the disease must be ascertained in the herd before preventive treatment.

Contraindications

-Do not use Zactran in case of hypersensitivity to macrolide antibiotics or to any excipient.
-Should not be used simultaneously with other macrolide antibiotics or antibiotics based on lincosamides.
–Don’t use it with dairy cows producing milk for human consumption.
-Do not use it with pregnant cows or young cows, which are designated To produce milk for human consumption, within two months of the time of calving Expected.

Adverse reactions

No treatment-related disturbances were observed in clinical trials, except for transient swelling at the injection sites. Significant swellings may arise at the injection sites in 45% of the treated animals, accompanied by mild intermittent pain observed in one day. Swelling usually goes away in 3-14 days, but it may remain in some animals up to 35 days after treatment.

Target type

Cows.

Dosage and route of administration

One injection in the neck under the skin of 6 mg of gamithromycin per kg of body weight equivalent to 1 ml Zactran per 25 kg of body weight).
-For the treatment of cattle weighing more than 250 kg, divide the dose so that no more than 10 ml is injected into one site.

Guidance on the correct way to administer the medicine:
To ensure correct dose administration, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible to avoid underdosing.

Withdrawal period

Meat and offal: 35 days.
Zactran is not used in dairy cows producing milk intended for the production of milk for human consumption.
It is not used in pregnant cows or young cows intended for human consumption. Within two months of the expected time of delivery.

Special precautions for storage

Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
Does not require any special storage conditions.
Do not use it after the expiry date stated on the vial.
Shelf life after opening the outer packaging for the first time: 28 days.

Special precautions

Special precautions for use in animals:
The use of Zactran should be based on a sensitivity test and official and local policies should be taken into account in the use of antimicrobials in farm animals.

Special precautions should be taken by the person giving this veterinary product to animals:
Persons with a known hypersensitivity to the class of macrolides should avoid touching this veterinary product as gamithromycin can cause eye and or skin irritation.
Avoid contact with skin or eyes. If the eye is exposed to some of the product upon exposure, rinse it with a large amount of clean water. If any of the product gets on the skin, rinse the exposed area immediately with clean water.

If you accidentally injected yourself with the product, seek medical advice immediately, Show the doctor the product leaflet or label.
Wash your hands after use.

Pregnancy and lactation:
The safety of gamithromycin during pregnancy and lactation in cattle has not been evaluated. Use it only in accordance with a risk-benefit assessment conducted by the responsible veterinarian.

Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

Chemistry interactions with other macrolides may occur.
Avoid administering antimicrobials simultaneously with antibiotics of similar action such as other macrolides or lincosamides.