Issues reported with supply of lactating cow intramammary antibiotics

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Posted: 13th November 2020

Issues reported with supply of lactating cow intramammary antibiotics

Ubro Yellow Milking Cow Intramammary Suspension is one of the products to be suspended.

VMD updates list of available products

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has reported supply problems with certain lactating cow intramammary antibiotics.

The following is a list of lactating cow intramammary antibiotics that Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs) have noted availability problems for, along with anticipated resolution dates for each product:

Product	Anticipated resolution date
Synulox Lactating Cow Intramammary Suspension (42058/4143)	First quarter of 2021
Tetra-Delta Intramammary Suspension (42058/4152)	First half of 2021
Ubro Yellow Milking Cow Intramammary Suspension (08327/4305)	Product discontinued – no return date
Multiject IMM Intramammary Suspension (02000/4062)	February 2021
Albiotic 330mg/100mg Intramammary Solution (30282/4035)	December 2020
Mastiplan LC, 300mg/20mg Intramammary Suspension (01708/4534)	End of November 2020
Cobactan MC Intramammary Suspension for Lactating Cows (01708/4444)*	December 2020
Combiclav Intramammary Suspension for Lactating Cows (02000/4424)	January 2021
Cefimam LC, 75 mg Intramammary Ointment for Lactating Cows (02000/4387)*	product discontinued – no return date

These lactating cow intramammary products have been reported as available for veterinary surgeons to purchase:

Ubropen 600 mg Intramammary Suspension for Lactating Cows (42810/4000)
Ubrolexin Intramammary Suspension for Lactating Dairy Cows (08327/4306)
Procapen Injector 3g intramammary suspension for cattle (24745/4023)
Orbenin L.A. 200mg Intramammary Suspension (42058/4090)
Pathocef 250mg Intramammary Suspension (42058/4094)*

Please note: VMD states that the products marked with a '*' are defined as a Highest Priority Critically Important Antibiotics for human medicine and, under the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme for beef and dairy, should be used as a last resort and supported by sensitivity and/or diagnostic testing.

For further details of the supply situation for individual UK-authorised products, please contact the MAH or a wholesale dealer.

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