Lh. Sumano et al., THE USE OF CIPROFLOXACIN IN VETERINARY PROPRIETARY PRODUCTS OF ENROFLOXACIN, Veterinary and human toxicology, 36(5), 1994, pp. 476-477
A 3-mo chemical surveillance of 5 proprietary products of enrofloxacin
for veterinary use was carried out. In all, 50 samples were analyzed
by thin-layer chromatography and UV-V1s spectroscopy. Only the origina
l brand of enrofloxacin (BAYTRIL) contained 5% of the drug while the 4
0 samples from the other 4 products contained 7.5% ciprofioxacin. A wo
rd of caution is given for the indiscriminate use of fluoroquinolones
in veterinary medicine.