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Vetroxy LA 200 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Sheep and Pigs

Active ingredient: Oxytetracycline

Form

Injection

Species

Cattle Pigs Sheep

Manufacturer

Bimeda Animal Health Limited

VMD MA No.

50146/4021

What it's used for

•Trueperella pyogenes Escherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus. •Trueperella pyogenesEscherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiaeStre...

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Clinical information

Vetroxy LA 200 mg/ml Solution for Injection for Cattle, Sheep and Pigs — SPC Details

Source: VMD Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC). Last updated 27 Mar 2026.

•Trueperella pyogenes
Escherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus.
•Trueperella pyogenesEscherichia coli,
Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiaeStreptococcus uberis.
•Escherichia coli.
Sheep:
•Mannheimia
haemolyticaPasteurella multocida.
•Trueperella pyogenes
Escherichia coli.
•Trueperella pyogenesEscherichia coli or
Staphylococcus aureus.
•Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
•
metaphylaxis of enzootic abortion in sheep caused by Chlamydophila abortus.
Pigs:
•Mannheimia
haemolyticaPasteurella multocida.
•Trueperella pyogenes
Escherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus.
•Escherichia coli.
•Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
•Bordetella bronchisepticaPasteurella multocida

administered by deep intramuscular injection. To ensure a correct dosage, body
weight should be determined as accurately as possible to avoid underdosing.
The veterinary medicinal product is recommended for a single administration only.
The cap may be safely punctured up to 35 times. When treating groups of animals,
use a draw-off needle.
AN: 00787/2024 and 01018/2024
Maximum volume to be administered per injection site:
Cattle : 20 ml
Pigs : 10 ml
Sheep : 5 ml

Do not use in horses, dogs and cats.
Do not use in animals with hepatic or renal damage.
Do not use in cases of hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the
excipients.

Cattle, sheep and pigs:
Rare
(1 to 10 animals / 10,000 animals treated):
Hepatic toxicosis.
Blood dyscrasia.
Very rare
(<1 animal / 10,000 animals treated,
including isolated reports):
Injection site reaction
.Undetermined frequency
(cannot be estimated from the available
data):
Photosensitivity
Discoloured teeth
Bone discolouration
, delayed bone
growth or healing
1
A slight local reaction of a transient nature.
In young animals, oxytetracycline can cause a yellow, brown or grey discolouration
of bones and teeth.
May occur following a high dose or chronic administration.
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 the package leaflet for
respective contact details.

None.
AN: 00787/2024 and 01018/2024

Special precautions for safe use in the target species:
Do not dilute the veterinary medicinal product.
If concurrent treatment is administered, use a separate injection site.
Use of the veterinary medicinal product should be based on susceptibility testing of
the bacteria isolated from the animal. If this is not possible, therapy should be based
on local (regional, farm level) epidemiological information about susceptibility of the
target bacteria.
Official and local antimicrobial policies should be taken into account when the
veterinary medicinal product is used.
Use of the veterinary medicinal product deviating from the instructions given in the
SPC may increase the prevalence of bacteria resistant to oxytetracycline and may
decrease the effectiveness of treatment with other tetracyclines due to the potential
for cross-resistance.
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal
product to animals
The excipient dimethylacetamide may damage unborn children; therefore, women of
child bearing age must be very careful to avoid exposure via spillage onto the skin or
accidental self-injection when administering the veterinary medicinal product. If you
are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or are attempting to conceive, you should
not administer the veterinary medicinal product.
This veterinary medicinal product may cause allergy-type reactions in sensitised
people.
Those with known hypersensitivity to tetracyclines should avoid contact with the
veterinary medicinal product.
This veterinary medicinal product may cause skin and eye irritation. Avoid contact of
the skin and eyes with the veterinary medicinal product. In case of accidental
spillage onto skin or eyes, rinse the affected area with large amounts of water.
Take care to avoid accidental injection. In case of self-injection, seek medical advice
immediately and show the package leaflet or the label to the physician.
Wash hands after use.
Special precautions for the protection of the environment:
Not applicable.
AN: 00787/2024 and 01018/2024

Oxytetracycline should not be administered simultaneously with bactericidal
antimicrobials, such as penicillins and cephalosporins.
Divalent or trivalent cations (Mg, Fe, Al, Ca) can chelate tetracyclines.

Do not store above 25ºC.
Keep the vial in the outer carton in order to protect from light.

Cattle:
Meat and offal: 31 days
Milk: 10 days
Sheep:
Meat and offal: 9 days
Milk: 7 days
Pigs:
Meat and offal: 18 days

This information is sourced from the official Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) published by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). It is provided for informational purposes only and does not replace professional veterinary advice. Always consult your vet before administering any medication.