ExoticRx · exoticrx.com/drugs/florfenicol
US brand names:Nuflor, Aquaflor
Florfenicol is dosed at 25–30 mg/kg PO q12h in guinea pigs, per Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed. Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Binds 50S ribosomal subunit inhibiting peptidyl transferase. Fluorinated analog of chloramphenicol without aplastic anemia risk. Bacteriostatic.
Veterinary-labeled product. Injection site reactions common. Do not use in dairy cattle of breeding age. GI upset possible.
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