1. NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT

Inflacam 330 mg granules for horses

2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION

Each sachet contains:

Active substance:

Meloxicam 330 mg

Excipients:

Qualitative composition of excipients and other constituents

Glucose monohydrate

Povidone

Apple flavour (containing butylated hydroxyanisole (E320))

Crospovidone

Pale yellow granules.

3. CLINICAL INFORMATION

3.1 Target species

Horses.

3.2 Indications for use for each target species

Alleviation of inflammation and relief of pain in both acute and chronic musculo-skeletal disorders in horses weighing between 500 and 600 kg.

3.3 Contraindications

Do not use in pregnant or lactating mares.

Do not use in horses suffering from gastrointestinal disorders such as irritation and haemorrhage, impaired hepatic, cardiac or renal function and haemorrhagic disorders.

Do not use in case of hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients. Do not use in horses less than 6 weeks of age.

3.4 Special warnings

None.

3.5 Special precautions for use

Special precautions for safe use in the target species:

Avoid use in any dehydrated, hypovolaemic or hypotensive animal, as there is a potential risk of renal toxicity.

In order to minimise the risk of intolerance, the veterinary medicinal product should be mixed into muesli feed.

This veterinary medicinal product is only for use in horses weighing between 500 and 600 kg.

Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals:

People with known hypersensitivity to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should avoid contact with the veterinary medicinal product.

In case of accidental ingestion, seek medical advice immediately and show the package leaflet or the label to the physician.

Special precautions for the protection of the environment:

Not applicable.

3.6 Adverse events

Horses:

Very rare (<1 animal / 10,000 animals treated, including isolated reports):

Appetite loss, Lethargy Diarrhoea1, Abdominal pain, Colitis. Urticaria1,2,Anaphylactoid reactions3.

¹Reversible

²Slight

³May be serious (including fatal). If such reaction occurs, it should be treated symptomatically.

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 its local representative or the national competent authority via the national reporting system. See also the package leaflet for respective contact details.

3.7 Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay

Pregnancy and lactation:

Laboratory studies in cattle have not provided any evidence of teratogenic, foetotoxic, or maternotoxic effects. However, no data have been generated in horses. Therefore, the use in horses is not recommended during pregnancy and lactation.

3.8 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

Do not administer concurrently with glucocorticoids, other NSAIDs or with anti-coagulant agents.

3.9 Administration routes and dosage

In-feed use.

To be administered mixed with food at a dose of 0.6 mg/kg body weight, once daily, up to 14 days. The veterinary medicinal product should be added to 250 g of muesli feed, prior to feeding.

Each sachet contains one dose for a horse weighing between 500 and 600 kg and the dose must not be divided into smaller doses.

To ensure a correct dosage, body weight should be determined as accurately as possible. The use of suitably calibrated measuring equipment is recommended.

Avoid introduction of contamination during use.

3.10 Symptoms of overdose (and where applicable, emergency procedures and antidotes)

In case of overdose, symptomatic treatment should be initiated.

3.11 Special restrictions for use and special conditions for use, including restrictions on the use of antimicrobial and antiparasitic veterinary medicinal products in order to limit the risk of development of resistance

Not applicable.

3.12 Withdrawal periods

Meat and offal: 3 days.

Not authorised for use in animals producing milk for human consumption.

4. PHARMACOLOGICAL INFORMATION

4.1 ATCvet code: QM01AC06.

4.2 Pharmacodynamics

Meloxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the oxicam class which acts by inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, thereby exerting anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-exudative and antipyretic effects. It reduces leukocyte infiltration into the inflamed tissue. To a minor extent it also inhibits collagen-induced thrombocyte aggregation. Meloxicam also has anti-endotoxic properties because it has been shown to inhibit production of thromboxane B₂ induced by intravenous E. coli endotoxin administration in calves and pigs.

4.3 Pharmacokinetics

Absorption

When the product is used according to the recommended dosage regime, the oral bioavailability is approximately 98 %. Maximal plasma concentrations are obtained after approximately 2–3 hours. The accumulation factor of 1.08 suggests that meloxicam does not accumulate when administered daily.

Distribution

Approximately 98 % of meloxicam is bound to plasma proteins. The volume of distribution is 0.12 l/kg.

Metabolism

The metabolism is qualitatively similar in rats, humans, cattle and pigs (including mini-pigs), although quantitatively there are differences. The major metabolites found in all species were the 5-hydroxy- and 5-carboxy- metabolites and the oxalyl- metabolite. The metabolism in horses was not investigated. All major metabolites have been shown to be pharmacologically inactive.

Elimination

Meloxicam is eliminated with a terminal half-life of 7.7 hours.

5. PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS

5.1 Major incompatibilities

In the absence of compatibility studies, this veterinary medicinal product must not be mixed with other veterinary medicinal products.

5.2 Shelf life

Shelf life of the veterinary medicinal product as packaged for sale: 3 years. Shelf life after incorporation into muesli feed: use immediately.

5.3 Special precautions for storage

This veterinary medicinal product does not require any special storage conditions.

5.4 Nature and composition of immediate packaging

Paper foil sachets (paper/PE/alu/PE) containing 1.5 g granules per sachet in a cardboard box. Pack size: 20 and 100 sachets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

5.5 Special precautions for the disposal of unused veterinary medicinal products or waste materials derived from the use of such products

Medicines should not be disposed of via wastewater or household waste.

Use take-back schemes for the disposal of any unused veterinary medicinal product or waste materials derived thereof in accordance with local requirements and with any national collection systems applicable to the veterinary medicinal product concerned.

6. NAME OF THE MARKETING AUTHORISATION HOLDER

Chanelle Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Ltd.

7. MARKETING AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S)

EU/2/11/134/022	20 sachets.
EU/2/11/134/021	100 sachets.

8. DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION

Date of first authorisation: 09/12/2011

9. DATE OF THE LAST REVISION OF THE SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS

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10. CLASSIFICATION OF VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

Veterinary medicinal product subject to prescription.

Detailed information on this veterinary medicinal product is available in the Union Product Database

(https://medicines.health.europa.eu/veterinary).