Norbrook broadens antibiotic line with Tulieve

Norbrook has launched Tulieve, a generic tulathromycin injectable, to its complete and intensive portfolio of anti-infective merchandise obtainable to veterinarians to be used in meals animals.

In accordance with Eric Moore, DVM, director of technical companies for Norbrook, Tulieve is a rapidly- absorbed, long-lasting single-shot antibiotic that has confirmed extremely efficient towards a broad spectrum of bacterial pathogens that have an effect on beef cattle, non-lactating dairy cattle and swine.

“Tulieve, like different tulathromycin injectables, is a semi-synthetic macrolide class of bacteriostatic antimicrobials that disrupts protein synthesis of each Gram-positive and Gram-negative micro organism,” stated Dr. Moore. “That’s what makes this class of antibiotics so efficient towards a broad spectrum of illnesses, particularly respiratory illnesses in cattle and swine.”

Dr. Moore famous that Tulieve could be administered in a low-volume dose and has a brief 18-day withdrawal time for beef and 5-day withdrawal for swine, giving veterinarians and producers extra flexibility and choices in terms of managing sick animals. These choices additionally embody 4 completely different sizes of Tulieve: Unique 1 liter, 500 mL (each in hanger bottles), 250 mL and 100 mL.

“Tulieve, from Norbrook, is the one generic tulathromycin obtainable in plastic bottles, making it simpler for veterinarians and producers to deal with whereas lowering the chance of product loss because of breakage.”

With the introduction of Tulieve, a macrolide, Norbrook provides a fifth class of chemistry to its anti-infective portfolio, making it essentially the most complete line of antimicrobial therapy choices obtainable from one firm.