LA-200 ???

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C HOLLAND

C HOLLAND

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I am looking for a generic brand for LA-200

??? Is Maxim-200 the same thing. (1/2 the cost)

or does anyone know of another generic for the LA-200


thanks in advance for any help.
 
LA200 is oxytetracycline at 200mg/mL... so that's what you're looking for. Check the label to see if it's the same thing.
 
LA200
Liquamycin® Oxytetracycline
(Pfizer) Broad spectrum antibiotic, containing 200 mg of oxytetracycline per ml, for the treatment of diseases caused by susceptible gram-positive & gram-negative bacteria, including pinkeye, pneumonia & foot rot. For IM or SQ use in beef & dairy cattle & IM use in swine. 3-4 day blood and tissue levels. Dosage: 4 1/2 ml per 100 of body wt. 28-day slaughter withdrawal in cattle
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Maxim-200
Oxytetracycline
(Am-Tech) Broad spectrum antibiotic, with 200 mg of oxytetracycline per ml, for the treatment of diseases caused by susceptible gram-positive & gram-negative bacteria, including pinkeye. For IM use in beef & non-lactating dairy cattle & IM only use in swine. 3-4 day blood & tissue levels. Dosage: 4 1/2 ml IM per 100lb. of body wt. 28 day slaughter withdrawel in cattle
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Same stuff.
 
Thanks Milkmaid I thought so too. and it's a much better price too.

I have a cow with an eye that looks like the beginning of pinkeye and I am not going to take a chance and I am going to give them all a shot.

The cow in question has water running from her eye and she closes it more often when sunlight hits that eye.
 
Jeanne, you can find the info at Jeffers.com

Just search for Oxytetracycline and it will bring up all the choices.
 
Jeanne - Jeffers has some...I also go to valleyvet.com or pbsanimalhealth.com when I'm looking for labels & manufactuers info.
 
C HOLLAND":78i9wmz6 said:
Thanks Milkmaid I thought so too. and it's a much better price too.
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You and Milkmaid are exactly correct that they are the same drug. But the products aren't exactly the same, according to the label info that Milkmaid posted. If you will notice in her post of the label info, the Maxim is only labeled for IM use. Almost all of the other oxytetracycline products are now labeled for SQ use, as well. Those are the ones that we need to be using for BQA and tissue damage reasons.

The Biomycin that Dun mentioned is a very good product, but has gotten too expensive for me. The Agrimycin from AgriLabs is a bargain at $24.50 from Valley Vet. Labeled for SQ use.

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html ... b0d0204ae5
 
Texan":3j8h5llm said:
You and Milkmaid are exactly correct that they are the same drug. But the products aren't exactly the same, according to the label info that Milkmaid posted. If you will notice in her post of the label info, the Maxim is only labeled for IM use. Almost all of the other oxytetracycline products are now labeled for SQ use, as well. Those are the ones that we need to be using for BQA and tissue damage reasons.
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Texan, if it's the same stuff - exactly the same stuff - then wouldn't it be OK to give the same way on both? For instance, LA200, Agrimycin, Maxim all IV, IM, or SubQ? I'd always figured if the drug was exactly the same the label on one would apply to the others.

Such as Banamine and Flu-Nix; the first is labeled for lactating cows, second says NOT for lactating cows. But they're the same stuff. If I recall right what one vet said, the reason for the latter not being labeled for lactating dairy cattle was that there had not been enough studies on Flu-Nix's milk withdrawal, but that it would be fine to use as per the label on Banamine.

Comments? :?:
 
I use maxim sq, sofar I havn't saw anything weird like a leg falling off or anything. Vet told me it just hadn't been tested enough to to go sq, but it would be fine.
 
Texan, I went to the Maxim info for the Maxim-200 and it stated this for dosage:

DOSAGE

CATTLE

MAXIM-200 is to be administered by intramuscular, subcutaneous or intravenous injection to beef cattle, nonlactating dairy cattle and calves, including preruminating (veal) calves.

A single dosage of 9 milligrams of MAXIM-200 per pound of body weight administered intramuscularly or subcutaneously is recommended in the treatment of the following conditions: 1) bacterial pneumonia caused by Pasteurella spp. (shipping fever) in calves and yearlings, where re-treatment is impractical due to husbandry conditions, such as cattle on range, or where their repeated restraint is inadvisable; 2) infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (pinkeye) caused by Moraxella bovis.

MAXIM-200 can also be administered by intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection at a level of 3 to 5 milligrams of oxytetracycline per pound of body weight per day. In the treatment of severe foot-rot and advanced cases of other indicated diseases, dosage level of 5 milligrams per pound of body weight per day is recommended. Treatment should be continued 24 to 48 hours following remission of disease signs; however, not to exceed a total of four consecutive days. Consult your veterinarian if improvement is not noted within 24 to 48 hours of the beginning of treatment.
 
milkmaid":3ptr7x9w said:
Texan, if it's the same stuff - exactly the same stuff - then wouldn't it be OK to give the same way on both?

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Milkmaid, my comments would be almost identical to Jeanne's:

Jeanne - Simme Valley":3ptr7x9w said:
Some are not labeled that way because of testing, others may not be because of the carrier they use. The carrier is what usually causes all the swelling everyone complains about.
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There is a tremendous amount of difference in the carriers. Pfizer does a lot of research and spends a lot of money improving the carrier for LA200 to make it more tissue friendly. Some of the really cheap imports have had reaction problems in the past. The Biomycin and Agrimycin have worked good for me.
 

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