
Composition
Contains per ml.:
Iron (as iron dextran) 100 mg.
Vitamin B12, cyanocobalamin 100 μg.
Solvents ad. 1 ml.
Description
Iron dextran is used for prophylaxis and treatment of by iron deficiency caused anaemia in piglets and calves. Parenteral administration of iron has the advantage that the necessary amount of iron can be administered in one single dosage. Cyanocobalamin is used for prophylaxis and treatment of by cyanocobalamin deficiency caused anaemia.
Indications
Prophylaxis and treatment of anaemia in calves and piglets.
Contra indications
Administration to animals with vitamin E?deficiency.
Administration to animals with diarrhoea.
Administration in combination with tetracyclines, because of the interaction of iron with tetracyclines.
Side effects
Muscle tissue is coloured temporarily by this preparation.
Leaking of injection fluid can cause a persistent discoloration of skin.
Dosage
For intramuscular or subcutaneous administration:
Calves : 4 – 8 ml. subcutaneous, in the first week after birth.
Piglets : 2 ml. intramuscular, 3 days after birth.
Withdrawal times
None.
Warning
Keep out of reach of children.
Packing
Vial of 100 ml.
Recordings of the public meetings of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (2009 – 2017).
10:40 – 11:40 a.m. Session 8: Social Justice and Ethics Issues
Susan E. Lederer, Ph.D.
Robert Turell Professor of History of Medicine and Bioethics
Chair, Medical History and Bioethics
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Dan W. Brock, Ph.D.
Frances Glessner Lee Professor of Medical Ethics
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
Director, Division of Medical Ethics
Harvard Medical School
Eric M. Meslin, Ph.D.
Director, Indiana University Center for Bioethics
Dean (Bioethics) and Professor of Medicine, Medical and Molecular Genetics, Public Health, and Philosophy
IU School of Medicine
Director, Indiana University-Moi University Academic Research Ethics Partnership