Uni-Dex (Canada)

Manufacturer: Univet

Dexamethazone Sodium Phosphate Injection

Din

00702935

Active Ingredient(s)

UNI-DEX is a sterile aqueous solution of dexamethasone 21 disodium phosphate, containing 5 mg/mL.

Uni-Dex Indications

UNI-DEX is an anti-inflammatory and gluconeogenic steroid used to treat arthritis and associated painful conditions and reduce swelling in horses.

Cattle: Indications include ketosis, arthritic conditions, rattlesnake bite, and as supportive therapy in milk fever, acute mastitis, metritis, shipping fever, pneumonia, and founder.

Uni-Dex Dosage And Administration

For intramuscular or intravenous injection.

Horses: 2 to 4 mL per 454 kg of body weight as a single dose. The recommended dosage before strenuous activity is 2 mL. This may be repeated in three (3) to five (5) days if the response is satisfactory.

Cattle: 2 to 4 mL per 454 kg of body weight as an initial dose followed by a second injection of 2 to 4 mL the following day.

Precaution(s)

Store at room temperature.

Warning(s)

Prolonged treatment with UNI-DEX may result in suppression of the adrenal cortex of the animal. In prolonged treatment cases A.C.T.H. should be administered once a week to help prevent adrenal suppression.

This product is not to be used in food producing animals.

Presentation

50 mL multi-dose vials.

Nac No.

12290240