Otomax vet.
Active substance
ATC code
Species
Dogs.
Indications
Treatment of acute external otitis. Also for treatment of short term exacerbation of the acute signs of chronic external otitis of bacterial and fungal origin due to bacteria susceptible to gentamicin, such as Staphylococcus intermedius, and fungi susceptible to clotrimazole, in particular Malassezia pachydermatis.
Dose to be administered and administration route
Auricular use.
Shake the veterinary medicinal product well before administration.
To ensure a correct dosage, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible.
Dogs weighing less than 15 kg: Apply 4 drops to the ear twice a day.
Dogs weighing more than 15 kg: Apply 8 drops to the ear twice a day. The duration of treatment is 7 days.
After application the base of the ear may be massaged briefly and gently to allow the preparation to penetrate to the lower part of the ear canal.
1 drop of the veterinary medicinal product corresponds to 66.9 IU gentamicin, 22.3 µg betamethasone and 223 µg clotrimazole.
Adverse reactions
Dogs.
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Very rare (<1 animal / 10,000 animals treated, including isolated reports): |
Application site erythema1; application site papule1; Impaired hearing2,3,5, loss of hearing3,4,5, vestibular disorder5. |
1 These lesions regress when treatment is discontinued.
2 Temporary.
3 Especially in elderly animals.
4 Can be irreversible in extremely rare cases.
5 In the event of auditory or vestibular dysfunction, treatment must be discontinued immediately and the auditory canal cleaned carefully using a non-ototoxic solution.
Reporting adverse events is important. It allows continuous safety monitoring of a veterinary medicinal product. Reports should be sent, preferably via a veterinarian, to either the marketing authorisation holder or the national competent authority via the national reporting system. See the package leaflet for respective contact details.
