Antibak 500 powder

Product benefits:

•  Provides significant antibacterial effect on most of agents of fish bacterial infections.
•  Rapidly absorbs and penetrates in most of organs and tissues.
•  No contraindications.
•  Short waiting period.

Chemical composition and pharmacological properties

1 g contains 0.5 g of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride as an active ingredient.
Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (a water-soluble fluroquinolone antibiotic) has antibacterial effect on agents causing fish bacterial infections.
After dissolving in water ciprofloxacin rapidly absorbs via branchiae and penetrates in most of organs and tissues.

Indications

Use to treat and prevent bacterial infections in commercial fish such as: aeromonosis, pseudomonosis, myxobacteriosis, furunculosis, vibriosis, streptococcosis, bacterial necrosis of branchiae and fins and other infections caused by microorganisms susceptible to ciprofloxacin.

Contraindications

Not detected.

Administration

Treatment: short-term baths - (0.1 g/l) for 4 hours every day within 6 days; long-term baths - 0.005 g/l within 6 days in succession.
Treatment and prevention: add 0.02 g/l in water of transportation vessels. Fish must be kept in drug solution for 4 hours at least.
Previously dissolve calculated amount of Antibak 500 in 0.5-5 liters of fresh water, even if the processing will be performed in sea water. Then add obtained solution to water tanks in which processing will be carried out.

Waiting period

Commercial fish can be caught and eaten not earlier than 4 days (water temperature >15°С) or 11 days (water temperature <15°С) after the last drug administration.

Adverse events

Adverse events and complications are not generally observed in case of administration as per this package insert. Do not use in combination with other antibacterial and antihelmintic drugs.

Storage

Protect from light and moisture. Keep out of the reach of children and animals. Store at -10…+30°С. Shelf life is 2 years from manufacturing date.

Pharmaceutical form

The drug is manufactured in multilayer paper bags, polymeric cans with closures and polymeric buckets.