Lactated Ringers Solution

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Aspen Veterinary

Lactated Ringers Solution

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*

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• LACTATED RINGERS SOLUTION DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:
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FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

Sterile Solution

CAUTION:

Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

Net Contents: 1000 mL

INDICATIONS:

For the correction of electrolyte depletion, metabolic acidosis and dehydration of cattle, calves, horses, sheep and swine.

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:

May be injected intravenously, subcutaneously or intraperitoneally (except in horses) using strict aseptic technique. 

Cattle and Horses: 2 to 5 mL per pound of body weight depending on size and condition of animal, repeated 1 to 3 times daily or as needed.

Swine and Sheep: 2 to 5 mL per pound of body weight depending on size and condition of animal, repeated 1 to 3 times daily or as needed.

If administered subcutaneously divide the dosage into several sites of injection and massage points of injection to aid in absorption and help prevent inflammation and/or sloughing.

TAKE TIME OBSERVE LABEL DIRECTIONS

EACH 100 ML CONTAINS:
Sodium Chloride...................................600 mg
Sodium Lactate....................................310 mg
Potassium Chloride.................................30 mg
Calcium Chloride Dihydrate......................20 mg
Water for Injection......................................q.s.
The Calcium, Potassium and Sodium contents are approximately 2.7, 4.0, and 130 mEq/liter, respectively.
Total Osmolar Concentration: 269 mOsm per liter (calculated).

CAUTION:

Solution should be warmed to body temperature prior to administration and administered at a slow rate. This is a single dose unit. It contains no preservatives. Use entire contents when first opened.

WARNING:

Do not administer to horses by intraperitoneal injection. Do not administer to animals with inadequate renal function. Not for use in lactic acidosis.

Store between  15 degrees C - 30 degrees C (59 degrees F  - 86 degrees F).

Distributed by:
Aspen Veterinary Resources R Ltd.
Liberty, MO 64068 USA

Manufactured by:
Nova-Tech, Inc.
Grand Island, NE 68801 USA

Iss. 7-06