▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Res id ues ▁of ▁V eter inary ▁Dru gs ▁in ▁Food s ▁( CC R V DF ) ▁requested ▁information ▁on ▁registered ▁uses ▁of ▁fl um equ ine . ▁As ▁the ▁C CR V DF ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁any ▁information ▁regarding ▁the ▁registered ▁uses ▁of ▁fl um equ ine ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁requested , ▁the ▁committee ▁members ▁agreed ▁to ▁dis continue ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁M RL s ▁for ▁fl um equ ine ▁in ▁sh rim p . ▁ ▁Lic ensed ▁uses ▁Ur inary ▁tract ▁in fe ctions ▁( v eter inary ▁and ▁human ) ▁ ▁Av ail ability ▁V eter inary ▁use : ▁Solution ; ▁Or al ; ▁ 2 0 % ▁( pres cription ▁only ) ▁Solution ; ▁Or al ; ▁ 1 0 % ▁( pres cription ▁only ) ▁ ▁Human ▁use : ▁Table t ; ▁Or al ; ▁Fl um equ ine ▁ 4 0 0   m g ▁( dis cont in ued ) ▁ ▁Mode ▁of ▁action ▁C ip ro f lo x ac in ▁is ▁a ▁broad - spect rum ▁ant ib i otic ▁that ▁is ▁active ▁against ▁both ▁Gram - pos itive ▁and ▁Gram - negative ▁b acter ia . ▁ ▁It ▁functions ▁by ▁in hib iting ▁DNA ▁g yr ase , ▁a ▁type ▁II ▁to pois omer ase , ▁and ▁to pois omer ase ▁IV , ▁en zym es ▁necessary ▁to ▁separate ▁b acter ial ▁DNA , ▁thereby ▁in hib iting ▁cell ▁division . ▁