Dechra Veterinary Products Limited (A business unit of Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC) Sansaw Business Park Hadnall, Shrewsbury Shropshire SY4 4AS Tel: 01939 211200 SOLUDOX® 500 MG/G POWDER FOR USE IN
farm level) epidemiological information about sus-
DRINKING WATER FOR PIGS AND CHICKENS
As eradication of the target pathogens may not be
Qualitative and quantitative composition
achieved, medication should therefore be combined
with good management practices, e.g. good hygiene,
Doxycycline hyclate 500 mg, corresponding to 433
proper ventilation, no overstocking.
For a full list of excipients, see Excipients. Special precautions to be taken by the person admin-istering the veterinary medicinal product to ani-Pharmaceutical form
If you know you are allergic to the tetracycline
class of antibiotics, special care should be taken whenhandling this product or the medicated solution. Clinical particulars
During preparation and administration of the medi-
cated drinking water, skin contact with the product
and inhalation of dust particles should be avoided. Wear impermeable gloves (e.g. rubber or latex) and
Pigs: For the treatment of the
an appropriate dust mask (e.g. disposable half-mask
clinical signs associated with porcine respiratory
respirator conforming to European Standard EN149)
disease caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae,Pasteurella multocida, and Mycoplasma hyopneu-
In the event of eye or skin contact, rinse the affected
moniae susceptible to doxycycline.
area with large amounts of clean water and if irritation
Chickens: Where clinical disease is present in the
occurs, seek medical attention. Wash hands and
flock, to reduce mortality, morbidity, and clinical
contaminated skin immediately after handling the
signs and to reduce lesions due to Pasteurellosis
product. If you develop symptoms following expo-
caused by Pasteurella multocida or to reduce morbid-
sure such as skin rash, you should seek medical
ity and lesions in respiratory infections caused by
advice and show this warning to the physician. Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT).
Swelling of the face, lips or eyes, or difficulty withbreathing are more serious symptoms and require
sitivity to the active substance or to any of the
Do not smoke, eat or drink while handling the
Do not use in animals with an impaired liver
Take measures to avoid producing dust when
incorporating the product into water.
Avoid direct contact with skin and eyes when
Special precautions for use in animals:
handling the product to prevent sensitisation and
variability (time, geographical), susceptibility of bac-
teria to doxycycline (especially susceptibility of A. pleuropneumoniae and O. rhinotracheale) may differ
from country to country and even farm to farm,
cases, induce photosensitivity and allergic reactions.
bacteriological sampling and susceptibility testing
If suspected adverse reactions occur, treatment
are recommended. Use of the product should be
should be discontinued. Inform your veterinary sur-
based on culture and sensitivity of micro-organisms
geon if adverse reactions occur that are not stated.
from diseased cases on the farm. If this is not
Use during pregnancy and lactation: Doxycycline
possible, therapy should be based on local (regional,
has a low affinity for forming complexes with calcium
and studies have demonstrated that doxycycline
concentrations if required. Alternatively, the concen-
scarcely affects skeleton formation. No negative ef-
trated solution can be used in a proportional water
fects were observed in poultry after the administra-
medicator. Solubility of the product is pH dependent
tion of therapeutic doses of doxycycline.
and it may precipitate if it is mixed in hard alkaline
In the absence of specific studies the use of the
drinking water. Use at minimum concentrations of
product is not recommended during pregnancy or
200 mg powder per litre drinking water in areas with
hard alkaline drinking water (hardness above 10.2˚dand pH more than 8.1). During the treatment period
animals should not have access to other water
are bacteriocidal, e.g. penicillins or cephalosporins.
Absorption of doxycycline can be decreased in the
presence of high quantities of calcium, iron, magne-
sium or aluminium in the diet. Do not administer
recommended dose resulted in no clinical signs that
together with antacids, kaolin or iron preparations.
could be attributed to treatment. Poultry tolerate
It is advised that the interval between the adminis-
double overdoses of doxycycline (40 mg/kg body
tration of other products containing polyvalent cati-
weight) without any clinical effect.
ons should be 1-2 hours because they limit theabsorption of tetracyclines. Withdrawal periods: Pigs: Meat and offal - 4 days.
Doxycycline increases the action of anticoagulants.
Chickens: Meat and offal - 3 days, following a dose
The solubility of the product is pH dependent and
rate of 10 mg/kg body weight for 4 days.
will precipitate if mixed in alkaline solution.
Meat and offal - 12 days, following a dose rate of 20
Do not store the drinking water in metallic contain-
Eggs: Not authorised for use in laying birds produc-
Amounts to be administered and administration
ing eggs for human consumption. Do not use within
route: Administration orally with the drinking water.
The recommended dose in pigs is: 12.5 mg doxy-
cycline hyclate (25 mg product) per kg body weight
Pharmacological particulars
per day for 4 consecutive days. If no improvement in
group: Antibacterial, Tetracycline.
clinical signs is seen within this time, the diagnosis
should be reviewed and treatment changed. In caseof severe infections the medication period may be
Pharmacodynamic properties: Doxycycline belongs
prolonged for a maximum of 8 consecutive days as
to the group of the tetracycline antibiotics. These
determined by the attending veterinary surgeon.
antibiotics have a broad-spectrum of antimicrobial
The recommended dose in chickens is: 10 mg
activity, sharing the same basic structure of polycyclic
doxycycline hyclate (20 mg product) per kg body
weight per day for 3-4 consecutive days in case of
Doxycycline is primarily a bacteriostatic drug. It
infections caused by P. multocida and 20 mg doxycy-
exerts its action by inhibiting the protein synthesis of
cline hyclate (40 mg product) per kg body weight per
the bacterial cell. Inhibition of bacterial protein syn-
day for 3-4 consecutive days in case of infections
thesis results in disturbance of all functions necessary
for the life of bacteria. Cell-division and the formation
Based on the dose to be used, and the number and
of the cell wall in particular, are impaired.
weight of the animals to be treated, the exact daily
Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, active
amount of product can be calculated. The following
against a large number of gram-positive and gram-
formula can be used to calculate the concentration of
negative, aerobe and anaerobe micro-organisms,
Mycoplasmata, Chlamydiae and Rickettsia.
For Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale results dem-
onstrate a great variation from high to low suscepti-
bility, depending on the geographical region where
In pig pathogens resistance against doxycycline
may also vary; susceptibility figures of A. pleuropneu-moniae in particular may differ from country to
Four resistance mechanisms acquired by micro-
organisms against tetracyclines in general have been
To ensure a correct dosage body weight should be
reported: decreased accumulation of tetracyclines
determined as accurately as possible. The uptake of
(decreased permeability of the bacterial cell wall and
medicated drinking water depends on the clinical
active efflux), protein protection of the bacterial
condition of the pigs/chickens. In order to obtain the
ribosome, enzymatic inactivation of the antibiotic and
correct dosage the concentration of doxycycline has
rRNA mutations (preventing the tetracycline binding
to be adjusted accordingly. The use of suitably
to ribosome). Tetracycline resistance is usually ac-
calibrated weighing equipment is recommended if
quired by means of plasmids or other mobile ele-
part packs are used. The daily amount is to be added
to the drinking water such that all medication will be
Cross-resistance between tetracyclines has also been
consumed in 24 hours. Medicated drinking water
described. Due to the greater liposolubility and
should be refreshed or replaced every 24 hours. It is
greater facility to pass through cell membranes (in
recommended to prepare a concentrated pre-solu-
comparison to tetracycline), doxycycline retains a
tion, approximately 100 grams product per litre
certain degree of efficacy against microorganisms
drinking water, and to dilute this further to therapeutic
with acquired resistance to tetracyclines.
product remaining after 24 hours should be dis-
sorbed in the stomach and the first part of the
duodenum. Compared to the older tetracyclines the
absorption of doxycycline is less affected by the
dicinal product does not require any special storage
presence of bivalent cations in food. Bioavailability in
conditions. Keep the bag tightly closed after first
non-fasted pigs is approximately 21%.
opening in order to protect from moisture. Keep out
Following oral administration at a dose of 12.8 mg/
kg body weight, steady state concentrations duringmedication range between a C
• Polyester / polyethylene / aluminium / polyethy-
Following administration of doxycycline hyclate at
lene and an inner layer of polyethylene.
an actual dose of 21 mg/kg body weight to chickens
• Polyester / polyethylene / aluminium and an inner
mean plasma concentrations above 1 μg/ml were
reached within 6 hours and lasted for 6 hours after
• Polyethylene terephtalic acid / aluminium / poly-
cessation of medication. From 24 hours up to 96
amide and an inner layer of polyethylene.
hours after start of treatment the doxycycline plasma
Pack sizes of 100g, 250g, 500g, 1 kg and 10x100g in
Following administration of doxycycline hyclate at
an actual dose of 10 mg/kg body weight steady-stateplasma concentrations ranged from 0.75 to 0.93 μg/g
between 12 and 96 hours after start of medication.
or waste materials derived from such veterinary
Because doxycycline is highly lipid soluble, it has a
medicinal products should be disposed of in accor-
good tissue penetration. Respiratory tract tissue:
plasma ratios of 1.3 (healthy lungs), 1.9 (pneumonic
Marketing authorisation holder (if different from
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distributor)
doxycycline. Plasma protein binding is high (over
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90%). Doxycycline is scarcely metabolised. Doxycy-cline is primarily excreted with the faeces. Marketing authorisation number Vm 16849/4015 Pharmaceutical particulars authorisation renewal 07.09.2011 Date of revision of the text October 2012
dependent. Precipitation will occur in an alkaline
Any other information
solution. In the absence of compatibility studies, this
To be supplied only on veterinary prescription.
product must not be mixed with other veterinary
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25, 5531 AE Bladel, The Netherlands.
product as packaged for sale: 3 years. Legal category POM-V
Shelf life after first opening the immediate packag-
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Some products contain a number of ingredients and it has not been possible in every instance to identify suchproducts by a reference in this index to each ingredient.
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