Norocillin

1 x 100 ml

Suspension for injection

Active substance

Penicillin G / Benzylpenicillin (Procaine benzylpenicillin) : 300 mg/ml

ATC code

QJ01CE09 Procaine benzylpenicillin

QJ01CE Beta-lactamase sensitive penicillins

QJ01C Beta-lactam antibacterials, penicillins

QJ01 Antibacterials for systemic use

QJ Antiinfectives for systemic use

Species

Cattle

Sheep

Pigs

Indications

For the treatment of systemic infections caused by or associated with organisms sensitive to penicillin.

In vitro tests have shown the following organisms to be sensitive: Arcanobacterium (Actinomyces) pyogenes, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Listeria, Mannheima haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Staphylococcus spp (non-penicillinase producing) and Streptococcus spp.

Norocillin is recommended, therefore, in the treatment of diseases caused by susceptible organisms including:

erysipelas; navel/joint-ill; respiratory tract infections including pneumonia and atrophic rhinitis; listeriosis; septicaemia; urogenital tract infections and the control of secondary bacterial invaders in diseases of primary viral origin.

Dose to be administered and administration route

Administer by deep intramuscular injection only.

The recommended dose rate is: 10 mg/kg bodyweight (1ml/30 kg) daily for 3 to 5 days.

To ensure the correct dosage, bodyweight should be determined as accurately as possible to avoid underdosing.

Adverse reactions

Very rarely, in sucking and fattening pigs, administration may cause a transient pyrexia, vomiting, shivering, listlessness and in-coordination.

In very rare cases hypersensitivity reactions may occur. Such reactions may evolve to a more severe condition (anaphylaxis), which may be lifethreatening. Potentially fatal reactions associated with the administration of procaine penicillin in horses have been observed.

The frequency of adverse reactions is defined using the following convention:

- very common (more than 1 in 10 animals displaying adverse reactions during the course of one treatment)

- common (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 100 animals)

- uncommon (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 1,000 animals)

- rare (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 10,000 animals)

- very rare (less than 1 animal in 10,000 animals, including isolated reports).