Withdrawal Interval (WDI) Recommendations
for swine, taken from the FARAD Digests
WARNING!
Extra Label Use of this drug is permissible under AMDUCA only if such use is by or on the lawful written or oral order of a licensed veterinarian within the context of a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
Below are the WDI recommendations for the various route and dosage combination(s) for extra-label administration of in swine.
| Drug | Route
Abbreviations
(IM) Intramuscular(IV) Intravenous
(PO) Oral(SC) Subcutaneous
|
Dosage | Frequency | Meat WDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acepromazine | IV | up to 0.055 mg/kg | single and multiple doses | 7 days |
| acepromazine | Reference(s): Extralabel use of tranquilizers and general anesthetics | |||
| activated charcoal | PO | n.a. | n.a. | 0 days |
| activated charcoal | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| atropine | IV | up to 0.2 mg/kg | every 4-6 hours | 28 days |
| atropine | Warnings: treatment of organophosphate toxicosis; be sure there are no organophosphates residues | |||
| atropine | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| atropine | ||||
| atropine | IM | up to 0.2 mg/kg | every 4-6 hours | 28 days |
| atropine | Warnings: treatment of organophosphate toxicosis; be sure there are no organophosphates residues | |||
| atropine | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| atropine | ||||
| atropine | SC | up to 0.2 mg/kg | every 4-6 hours | 28 days |
| atropine | Warnings: treatment of organophosphate toxicosis; be sure there are no organophosphates residues | |||
| atropine | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| epinephrine | SC | n.a. | multiple doses | 0 days |
| epinephrine | Warnings: endogenous substance with rapid metabolism | |||
| epinephrine | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| epinephrine | ||||
| epinephrine | IV | n.a. | multiple doses | 0 days |
| epinephrine | Warnings: endogenous substance with rapid metabolism | |||
| epinephrine | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| epinephrine | ||||
| epinephrine | IM | n.a. | multiple doses | 0 days |
| epinephrine | Warnings: endogenous substance with rapid metabolism | |||
| epinephrine | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| flunixin meglumine | IM | 2.2 mg/kg | single dose | 13-15 days |
| flunixin meglumine | Warnings: non-swine labeled formulation | |||
| flunixin meglumine | Reference(s): Avoiding violative flunixin meglumine residues in cattle and swine | |||
| flunixin meglumine | ||||
| flunixin meglumine | IV | 2.2 mg/kg | multiple doses | 21 days |
| flunixin meglumine | Reference(s): Avoiding violative flunixin meglumine residues in cattle and swine | |||
| flunixin meglumine | ||||
| flunixin meglumine | PO | 2.2 mg/kg | multiple doses | 21 days |
| flunixin meglumine | Reference(s): Avoiding violative flunixin meglumine residues in cattle and swine | |||
| ketamine | IM | up to 10 mg/kg | single and multiple doses | 2 days |
| ketamine | Reference(s): Extralabel use of tranquilizers and general anesthetics | |||
| ketamine | ||||
| ketamine | IV | up to 10 mg/kg | single and multiple doses | 2 days |
| ketamine | Reference(s): Extralabel use of tranquilizers and general anesthetics | |||
| pralidoxime (2-PAM) | IM | up to 30 mg/kg | every 8 hours | 28 days |
| pralidoxime (2-PAM) | Warnings: treatment of organophosphate toxicosis; be sure there are no organophosphates residues | |||
| pralidoxime (2-PAM) | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 24,000 units/kg | once daily for 5 days | 8 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to market weight hogs administered Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD for other animal categories or formulations. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 24,000 units/kg | twice daily for 5 days | 11 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to market weight hogs administered Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD for other animal categories or formulations. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 33,000 units/kg | once daily for 5 days | 9 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to market weight hogs administered Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD for other animal categories or formulations. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 33,000 units/kg | twice daily for 5 days | 14 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to market weight hogs administered Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD for other animal categories or formulations. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 44,000 units/kg | once daily for 5 days | 11 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to market weight hogs administered Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD for other animal categories or formulations. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 44,000 units/kg | twice daily for 5 days | 16 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to market weight hogs administered Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD for other animal categories or formulations. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 66,000 units/kg | once daily for 5 days | 14 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to market weight hogs administered Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD for other animal categories or formulations. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 66,000 units/kg | twice daily for 5 days | 20 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to market weight hogs administered Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD for other animal categories or formulations. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 6,600 - 15,000 units/kg | up to 3 days every 24 hours | 14 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to market weight hogs administered with procaine penicillin G products other than Crysticillin or Pro-Pen-G. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD if more than 3 repeated doses are given. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | up to 33,000 units/kg | up to 3 days every 24 hours | 38 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to heavy sows administered Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. The veterinarian is encouraged to contact FARAD if more than 3 repeated doses are given. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine Reference(s): An integrated experimental and physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling study of penicillin G in heavy sows | |||
| procaine penicillin g | ||||
| procaine penicillin g | IM | 33,000 - 66,000 units/kg, or formulations not listed | once daily for 5 days | 51 days |
| procaine penicillin g | Warnings: This WDI applies to heavy sows administered non-Crysticillin, Pro-Pen-G products ONLY. Use 18 gauge, 4-cm needles inserted horizontally, caudal to the ear, at the margin of haired and hairless skin, with injection volumes not exceeding 11 ml/site. | |||
| procaine penicillin g | Reference(s): Update on withdrawal intervals following extralabel use of procaine penicillin G in cattle and swine Reference(s): Depletion of Penicillin G Residues in Heavy Sows after Intramuscular Injection | |||
| vitamin K1 (phytonadione) | SC | 0.5 - 2.5 mg/kg | per label | 0 days |
| vitamin K1 (phytonadione) | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| vitamin K1 (phytonadione) | ||||
| vitamin K1 (phytonadione) | IV | 0.5 - 2.5 mg/kg | per label | 0 days |
| vitamin K1 (phytonadione) | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
| vitamin K1 (phytonadione) | ||||
| vitamin K1 (phytonadione) | IM | 0.5 - 2.5 mg/kg | per label | 0 days |
| vitamin K1 (phytonadione) | Reference(s): Antidotes in food animal practice | |||
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