Oral veterinary composition containing a fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent possessing superior absorption properties and an extended duration of therapeutic antimicrobial blood levels, and a method of treating a microbial infection in a ruminant
US6024979A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P31/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention concerns a formulation for an oral veterinary composition containing a fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method of treating a microbial infection in a ruminant. The present veterinary composition, when administered orally to a ruminating animal (e.g., a cow or a feedlot calf), allows the fluoroquinolone to be readily and extensively absorbed from the rumen into the circulating blood and provides an unexpectedly extended duration of therapeutic antimicrobial blood level.
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