Polyflex 25gm - RX Required

Polyflex 25 gm/200mL

Polyflex (ampicillin for injectable suspension) is an antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including bacterial pneumonia.

• Approved for use in dairy and beef cattle and calves.
• Polyflex is a ß-lactam class of antibiotics and requires a veterinary prescription.

Key Features

• Polyflex is a fast-acting treatment against respiratory tract infections.
• Provides bactericidal activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
• Labeled for treatment of bacterial pneumonia (shipping fever, calf pneumonia and bovine pneumonia) caused Aerobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., Staphylococcus spp.,
• Streptococcus spp., Pasteurella multocida and E. coli susceptible to ampicillin trihydrate.
• Polyflex offers a more economical alternative to expensive third-generation cephalosporin drugs.

How It Works

Polyflex is an antibiotic injectable solution that offers bactericidal bacteria against susceptible gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Some of the many uses of Polyflex are:

• E.coli
• Pasteurella multocida
• Streptococcus spp.
• Staphylococcus spp.
• Klebsiella spp.
• Aerobacter spp.
• Bacterial pneumonia (bovine pneumonia, calf pneumonia, and shipping fever)
• Respiratory tract infections

Dosage and Administration:

Polyflex is indicated for use in dogs and cats for the treatment of respiratory and urinary tract infections, skin, soft tissue and post-surgical infections, abscesses, pustular dermatitis, cellulitis and infections of the anal gland. The recommended dose for dogs or cats is 3 mg/lb of body weight administered twice daily by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.

Polyflex is indicated for use in cattle and calves for the treatment of respiratory tract infections: Bacterial pneumonia (shipping fever, calf pneumonia and bovine pneumonia).The recommended dosage for cattle ranges from 2 mg to 5 mg/lb of body weight once daily by intramuscular injection. Do not treat for more than 7 days.

In all species, 3 days treatment is usually adequate, but treatment should be continued for 48 to 72 hours after the animal has become afebrile or asymptomatic.

*This product requires a prescription from your veterinarian. They can submit it in a few different ways:

- Fax a prescription form to 515-573-5331

- Call 515-573-3705 to give verbal authorization

- Send a prescription to orders@jrgsupply.com

- Or provide us with your veterinarian's contact information and we will reach out to them for you!