Setrim

Is a potentiated sulfonamide antibiotic/antimicrobial used to treat certain infections
The combination of trimethoprim and sulfadiazine acts synergistic and usually bactericidal act through inhibition of enzymes in the folic acid pathway, inhibiting thymidine synthesis
Potentiated sulfonamide have a fairly broad spectrum of activity. Gram-positive that are generally affected include streptococci and many strains of staphylococcus, and many Gram-negative bacteria of the family Eentobacteriaceae.
SETRIM most effective in the early stages of acute infections when organisms are rapidly multiplying.
SETRIM is time dependent in their antibacterial efficacy.
SETRIM effective antibacterial concentrations are reached in <1 hr, and peak concentrations in ~4 hr.

Composition:

Each 1 ml contains:
Sulphadiazine Sodium 435.16 mg. Equi to 400 mg sulphadizine
Trimethoprim 80 mg.
Excipients sufficient to make 1ml.

Indications:

Poultry:
- Pullorum disease (PD), caused by Salmonella pullorum, causes heavy death losses in chicks and poults and reduces the productivity of adult
- Infectious coryza (IC) is an acute respiratory disease of chickens caused by Avibacterium paragallinarum that increased number of culls and a marked
drop in egg production
- Treatment of diarrhea situation caused by bacteria
- Treatment of secondary bacterial infection associated with respiratory infection
- Coccidial infection

Warning:

- All other sources of water should be removed during the entire period of treatment
- Diminished renal or hepatic function

Withdrawal times:

Meat: 10 days
Not for birds producing egg for human consumption

Dosage:

Poultry:
3 ml / 10 litre drinking water for 5 days

Pack size:

500 ml