Background Information

This backgrounder pertains to the use of Banamine (flunixin meglumine) Injectable Solution for the control of pyrexia and inflammation in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle. There are many diseases and conditions affecting cattle that can be favorably influenced by the proper application of Banamine. This backgrounder will discuss pyrexia, the inflammatory process, the pharmacology of flunixin meglumine in cattle, and specific diseases of cattle where the activity of Banamine has been demonstrated.