Tildipirosin, sold under the brand name Zuprevo, is a

macrolide Macrolides are a class of mostly natural products with a large macrocyclic lactone ring to which one or more deoxy sugars, usually cladinose and desosamine, may be attached. Macrolides belong to the polyketide class of natural products. ...

antibiotic used in pigs and cattle.

Medical uses

In the United States, tildipirosin is

indicated In medicine, an indication is a valid reason to use a certain test, medication, procedure, or surgery. There can be multiple indications to use a procedure or medication. An indication can commonly be confused with the term diagnosis. A diagnosis ...

for the treatment or control of bovine respiratory disease associated with '' Mannheimia haemolytica'', ''

Pasteurella multocida ''Pasteurella multocida'' is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, penicillin-sensitive coccobacillus of the family Pasteurellaceae. Strains of the species are currently classified into five serogroups (A, B, D, E, F) based on capsular composition and 16 ...

'', and '' Histophilus somni'' in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle. In the European Union, tildipirosin is indicated for the treatment and metaphylaxis of swine respiratory disease associated with '' Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae'', ''P. multocida'', ''

Bordetella bronchiseptica ''Bordetella bronchiseptica'' is a small, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus ''Bordetella''. It can cause infectious bronchitis in dogs and other animals, but rarely infects humans. Closely related to '' B. pertussis''—the obl ...

'', and '' Glaesserella parasuis'' sensitive to tildipirosin; Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged. and for the treatment and prevention of bovine respiratory disease associated with ''M. haemolytica'', ''P. multocida'', and ''H. somni'' sensitive to tildipirosin.

References

Veterinary drugs Piperidines Dimethylamino compounds Lactones Cyclic ketones Glucosides Amino sugars {{antibiotic-stub