The Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) for Phenoxypen Water Soluble Powder, 325 mg/g Powder for Use in Drinking Water for Pigs and Chickens has been updated
Pigs have been added as a target species (Section 4.1) with the indication (Section 4.2) stating Treatment and metaphylaxis of infections caused by Streptococcus suis. The presence of the disease in the group must be established before the product is used.
Further information for use in pigs has been added to sections 4.9 (Amounts to be administered and administration route), 4.10 (Overdose), 4.11 (Withdrawal periods), and 5.2 (Pharmacokinetic particulars).
Section 4.4 (Special warnings for each target species) has also been updated stating Cross-resistance has been shown between phenoxymethylpenicillin and other beta-lactam antibiotics. Use of the product should be carefully considered when susceptibility testing has shown resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics because its effectiveness may be reduced.
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No medicine is 100% risk free, the SPC includes information on what adverse events have been known to occur following administration of a particular product, these can be found in either section Adverse events (3.6) or Adverse reactions (4.6).
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