Accent Ceftiofur 50mg/ml - Powder for Injection 4g

Accent® is fast acting with a Maximum Plasma Concentration achieved in just 45 minutes. Accent® is a highly effective, broad spectrum antibiotic used in cattle and horses for the treatment of respiratory infections caused by ceftiofur sensitive organisms. The product is an injectable antibiotic, delivered into the muscle and may be used by veterinary prescription only.

Prudent antibiotic use goes beyond ‘inject and forget’. Effective treatment with Accent® requires daily attention to the health of each animal.

Accent® has a patented manufacturing process that ensures high purity and bioavailability.

Accent® minimises the impact of treatment on production systems with a nil milk withholding period and a 1 day withholding period for cattle meat.

Active constituent
50mg/ml Ceftiofur (as Ceftiofur Sodium) when reconstituted as directed.

Directions for use
Reconstituted Accent® should be administered by intramuscular injection.

Indications and Dose Rates
Accent® Powder for Injection is indicated for the treatment of bovine respiratory diseases caused by Mannaheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and Haemophilus spp. organisms susceptible to ceftiofur, and for the treatment of equine respiratory diseases, caused by Streptococcus equi and Streptococcus zooepidemicus organisms susceptible to ceftiofur.

Cattle – 1mg ceftiofur per kilogram of bodyweight (2ml per 100kg bodyweight). Treatments should be repeated every 24 hours and continued for 48 hours after symptoms have disappeared. If no response is observed within 3 days the diagnosis should be re-evaluated.

Horses – 2mg ceftiofur per kilogram of bodyweight (4ml per 100kg bodyweight). Treatments should be repeated every 24 hours for 4 to 5 treatments and should be continued for 48 hours after symptoms have disappeared. If no response is observed within 4-5 days the diagnosis should be re-evaluated.