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Pharmacia & Upjohn Company

Zoetis P&u LLC

Scott A Brown

Ching-Chiang Su

Nancy Jean Britten

Niki Ann Waldron

Dirk L Teagarden

James F Caputo

Susan Marie Machkovech

Ondrej Hendl

Randal Lee Schapaugh

Monica L Whitmire

Terry R Urban

Jean M Steele

Stanley M Speaker

Susan M Machkovech

Harry M King

Syed F Huda

Leslie C Eaton

Niki A Waldron

A method of administering an antibiotic to an animal in need thereof, including the step of injecting the antibiotic subcutaneously at the junction of a pinna with the cranium of the animal, is disclosed.

Method of administering an injectable antibiotic to an animal

Pharmaceutical composition having modified carrier

The present invention provides for a method of injecting an antibiotic in the ear of an animal, such as cattle, swine, sheep and goats. These injectable antibiotics include the following: injectable suspensions of sparingly water-soluble antimicrobial agents, such as procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, ceftiofur crystalline free acid ceftiofur hydrochloride, ampicillin trihydrate and amoxicillin trihydrate; sustained-release non-aqueous solutions of sparingly water-soluble antimicrobial agents, such as oxytetracycline, erythromycin, tylosin, tilmicosin and florfenicol; and injectable solutions of zwitterionic antimicrobial agents, such as enrofloxacin, danofloxacin and premafloxacin. Specifically, the present invention provides for a method of injecting a relatively large volume (1 to 15 mL) of a sterile oil suspension of an antibiotic, such as ceftiofur crystalline free acid, in the posterior of the ear of cattle and swine.

Administration of an injectable antibiotic in the ear of an animal

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Galesburg, MI, United States of America

Scott A Brown