Rifen vet.
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ATC code
Species
Horse, cattle, pigs
Indications
Horse
Diseases affecting the osteoarticular and muscular-skeletal system associated with acute pain and inflammation:
- Lameness of traumatic origin
- Arthritis
- Osteitis, spavin
- Tendinitis, bursitis
- Naviculitis
- Laminitis
- Myositis
Ketoprofen is also indicated for post-surgical inflammation, symptomatic therapy of colic and fever.
Cattle
Diseases associated with inflammation, pain or fever:
- Respiratory diseases
- Mastitis
- Osteoarticular and muscular-skeletal disorders such as lameness, arthritis and to ease uprise post parturition
- Injuries
For the relief of post-operative pain associated with dehorning in calves.
Pigs
Diseases associated with inflammation, pain or fever:
- Treatment associated with the Postpartum Dysgalactia Syndrome/Mastitis Metritis Agalactia (MMA) Syndrome
- Respiratory tract infections
- Symptomatic treatment of fever
For the short-term relief of post-operative pain associated with minor soft tissue surgery such as castration in piglets.
Where necessary ketoprofen should be combined with appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Dose to be administered and administration route
Horse:
2.2 mg ketoprofen/kg body weight/day intravenously once daily for up to 3 to 5 consecutive days, i.e. 1 ml per 45 kg body weight.
In order to treat colic one injection is normally sufficient. A second administration of ketoprofen requires a reassessment of the patient’s clinical status. See point 4.5, Special precautions for use.
Cattle:
3 mg ketoprofen/kg body weight/day intravenously or deep intramuscularly once daily for up to 3 consecutive days, i.e. 3 ml per 100 kg body weight.
For the relief of post-operative pain associated with dehorning the product should be administered as a single injection intravenously or deep intramuscularly 10 – 30 minutes before the procedure.
In cattle, the volume per injection site for IM injection should not exceed 9 ml. If the injection volume exceeds 9 ml, this volume should be divided into multiple doses, administered at different injection sites.
Pigs:
3 mg ketoprofen/kg body weight as a single deep intramuscular injection, i.e. 3 ml per 100 kg body weight (= 0.03 ml/kg).
For reduction of post-operative pain the product should be injected 10 - 30 minutes before surgical intervention. Particular care should be taken with regard to the accuracy of dosing including the use of an appropriate dosing device (i.e.: low dose syringe) and proper determination of body weight.
Adverse reactions
Due to the mechanism of action of NSAIDs (inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis), gastric and intestinal irritation or ulceration or renal intolerance may occur even after appropriate use.
Intramuscular injections may occasionally cause transient irritation.
Repeated administration to pigs may result in reversible inappetence.
In very rare cases, hypersensitivity reactions may occur. Such reactions may evolve to a more severe condition (anaphylaxis), which may be life-threatening and should be treated symptomatically.
The frequency of adverse reactions is defined using the following convention:
- very common (more than 1 in 10 animals treated displaying adverse reaction(s))
- common (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 100 animals treated)
- uncommon (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 1,000 animals treated)
- rare (more than 1 but less than 10 animals in 10,000 animals treated)
- very rare (less than 1 animal in 10,000 animals treated, including isolated reports).
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