What is LinxMed-SP®?
An antibacterial soluble powder for the treatment of swine dysentery and for the control of necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens.
Not for use in layer and breeder chickens
Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.
Indications
Swine
LinxMed-SP® Soluble Powder is indicated for the treatment of swine dysentery (bloody scours).
Broiler Chickens
LinxMed-SP® Soluble Powder is indicated for the control of necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens susceptible to lincomycin.
Bees
LinxMed-SP® Soluble Powder is indicated for the control of American foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae) in honey bees.
Benefits
- Convenient: No withdrawal time required for poultry or swine
- Highly Soluble: Dissolves readily in drinking water or to form stock solution
- Effective: Contains the proven antibiotic lincomycin hydrochloride equivalent to 400 mg lincomycin per gram
- Safe: approved by FDA
Withdrawal Period
| Pigs | Poultry | |
|---|---|---|
| Meat and Offal | No drug withdrawal period is required before slaughter of swine receiving LinxMed-SP® Soluble Powder at the approved level of 250 mg per gallon of drinking water. | No drug withdrawal period is required before slaughter of birds receiving LinxMed-SP® Soluble Powder at the approved level of 64 mg per gallon of drinking water. |
Additional Safety Information
- Prepare fresh stock solution daily.
- May cause diarrhea and/or swelling of the anus in swine during the first two days of treatment. May cause reddening of the skin and irritable behavior in swine. Conditions are self-correcting without discontinuing treatment of lincomycin.
- The safety of lincomycin has not been demonstrated for pregnant swine or swine intended for breeding.
- Do not use the water treatment and the feed treatment simultaneously.
- Do not allow rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, horses, or ruminants access to water containing lincomycin.
Pack Size
| List No. | Pack Size | Case Size |
|---|---|---|
| 1LIN004 | 40 g (1.41 oz) pouch | 25 |
| 1LIN005 | 80 g (2.82 oz) pouch | 25 |
| 1LIN007 | 907.2 g (2 lb) pail | 6 |
| 1LIN012 | 160 g (5.64 oz) pouch | 6 |
| 1LIN014 | 480 g (1 lb) pouch | 6 |