Bitinovet-5

Animal species

Dogs and minks.

Composition

One bottle of the drug contains active substances, IU:

Benzathine benzylpenicillin sterile – 1,200,000 IU,

Benzylpenicillin novocaine sterile salt – 300,000 IU.

Indications

Treatment of minks and dogs suffering from necrobacteriosis, pasteurellosis, pneumonia, mastitis, metritis, wound infection, otitis, septicemia, phlegmon; actinomycosis, emphysematous anthrax; stachyobryotoxicosis, streptococcosis, staphylococcosis, infectious stomatitis, rhinitis, canine distemper, as well as diseases of the urinary tract caused by microorganisms sensitive to benzylpenicillin.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to substances from the penicillin or novocaine group. If allergic reactions occur, animals are given antiallergic drugs (norepinephrine or adrenaline, 10% solution of calcium chloride diphenhydramine). Do not use in guinea pigs or hamsters.

Dosage and administration

The injectable suspension is prepared sterile immediately before use. Bitinovet-5 after adding 9 ml of isotonic sodium chloride solution or sterile water for injection, or 0.25-0.5% novocaine solution, shake until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. The drug is administered intramuscularly once every 10-15 days in doses:

Animal species	Doses (thousands of IU/kg body weight)
	Adult animal	Youth
Pigs	40	60
Dogs	10	12

Withdrawal period

Not applicable

Presentation form

Glass vials, closed with a rubber stopper for rolling aluminum, each containing 1,500,000 IU.

Shelf life

24 months.

One vial of the drug contains active substances, IU:

Sterile benzathine benzylpenicillin – 1,200,000 IU,

Sterile novocaine benzylpenicillin salt – 300,000 IU.