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Metronidazole is used in the aquarium hobby to treat ornamental fish and as a broad-spectrum treatment for bacterial and protozoan infections in reptiles and amphibians. In general, the veterinary community may use metronidazole for any potentially susceptible anaerobic infection.
VCPR's must be followed under the state's guidelines that have been approved by the FDA. The USDA states the information that must be included on a VFD form. [4] A veterinary feed directive form must include the licensed veterinarian's as well as the client's contact information including the name, address, and telephone number.
ATCvet code QP52 Anthelmintics is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System for veterinary medicinal products, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products for veterinary use. [1] [2] Subgroup QP52 is part of ...
Metronidazole (for vaginitis caused by Trichomonas) Tinidazole (for intestinal infections caused by Giardia lamblia ) Miltefosine (for the treatment of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis , currently undergoing investigation for Chagas disease )
A CDC infographic on how antibiotic-resistant bacteria have the potential to spread from farm animals. The use of antibiotics in the husbandry of livestock includes treatment when ill (therapeutic), treatment of a group of animals when at least one is diagnosed with clinical infection (metaphylaxis [1]), and preventative treatment (prophylaxis).
Oral agents adequate for polymicrobial oral infections include the combinations of amoxicillin plus clavulanate, clindamycin and metronidazole plus a macrolide. Penicillin can be added to metronidazole in the treating dental and intracranial infections to cover Actinomyces spp., microaerophilic streptococci, and Arachnia spp.
[1] [2] [3] Subgroup V03 is part of the anatomical group V Various. [4] Codes for veterinary use (ATCvet codes) can be created by placing the letter Q in front of the human ATC code: for example, QV03. [5] ATCvet codes without corresponding human ATC codes are cited with the leading Q in the following list.
metronidazole – antibiotic against anaerobic bacteria; milbemycin oxime – broad spectrum antiparasitic used as an anthelmintic, insecticide and miticide; mirtazapine – antiemetic and appetite stimulant in cats and dogs; mitratapide – used to help weight loss in dogs; morphine – pure mu agonist/opioid analgesic used as a premedication