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WARFARIN SODIUM

↪ Doses - WARFARIN SODIUM Chemistry - A coumarin derivative, warfarin sodium occurs as a slightly bitter tasting, white, amorphous or crystalline powder. It is very soluble in water and freely soluble in alcohol. Thecommercially available products contain a racemic mixture of the two... ↪ Read more

VITAMIN E / SELENIUM, VITAMIN E

Chemistry - Vitamin E is a lipid soluble vitamin that can be found in either liquid or solid forms. The liquid forms occur as clear, yellow to brownish red, viscous oils that are insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and miscible with vegetable oils. Solid forms occur as white to tan-white... ↪ Read more

Doses - VINCRISTINE SULFATE

↪ Description - VINCRISTINE SULFATE For more information, refer to the protocol references found in the appendix or otherprotocols found in numerous references, including: Handbook of Small Animal Practice (Ogilvie1988), (Cotter 1988), (Stann 1988a); Handbook of Small Animal Therapeutics... ↪ Read more

VINCRISTINE SULFATE

↪ Doses - VINCRISTINE SULFATE Chemistry - Commonly referred to as a vinca alkaloid, vincristine sulfate is isolated from the plant Cantharanthus roseus (Vinca rosea Linn) and occurs as a white or slightly yellow, hygroscopic, amorphous or crystalline powder that is freely soluble in water... ↪ Read more

Doses - VINBLASTINE SULFATE

↪ Description - VINBLASTINE SULFATE For more information, refer to the Protocols found in the appendix, including: Handbookof Small Animal Practice (Stann 1988b).Dogs: For susceptible neoplastic diseases: a) 2 mg/m2 IV every 7-14 days. (O'Keefe and Harris 1990), (Thompson 1989a) b) 3... ↪ Read more

VINBLASTINE SULFATE

↪ Doses - VINBLASTINE SULFATE Chemistry - Commonly referred to as a vinca alklaoid, vinblastine sulfate is isolated from the plant Cantharanthus roseus (Vinca rosea Linn) and occurs as a white or slightly yellow, hygroscopic, amorphous or crystalline powder that is freely soluble in water.... ↪ Read more

Doses - VERAPAMIL HCL

↪ Description - VERAPAMIL HCL Dogs: a) Intravenous: If normal myocardial function: 1 mg/kg IV; If myocardial function impaired: 0.05 - 0.1 mg/kg IV to effect; maximum of 0.3 mg/kg within 20 minutes. Oral: If normal myocardial function: up to 5 - 10 mg/kg 3 times daily; If... ↪ Read more

VERAPAMIL HCL

↪ Doses - VERAPAMIL HCL Chemistry - A calcium channel blocking agent, verapamil HCl occurs as a bitter-tasting, nearlywhite, crystalline powder. It is soluble in water and the injectable product has a pH of 4 - 6.5.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Verapamil HCl tablets should be stored at... ↪ Read more

Doses - VECURONIUM BROMIDE

↪ Description - VECURONIUM BROMIDE Dogs: a) 0.1 mg/kg IV initially (after meperidine and/or acepromazine preop 30 minutes before);may give subsequent incremental doses of 0.04 mg/kg IV. Duration of action afterinitial dose averages 25 minutes. (Jones and Seymour 1985) Monitoring Parameters... ↪ Read more

VECURONIUM BROMIDE

↪ Doses - VECURONIUM BROMIDE Chemistry - Structurally similar to pancuronium, vecuronium bromide is a synthetic, nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent. It contains the steroid (androstane) nucleus, but is devoid ofsteroid activity. It occurs as white to off-white, or slightly pink... ↪ Read more

Doses - VASOPRESSIN

Dogs: As a diagnostic agent after the water deprivation test (WDT); monitor carefully. The WDT isconsidered to be contraindicated in animals that are dehydrated or have known renal diseaseand is used to characterize whether DI is central or nephrogenic in origin. It is suggested torefer to either... ↪ Read more

VASOPRESSIN

↪ Doses - VASOPRESSIN Note: Vasopressin tannate is no longer commercially available in the USA. Chemistry - A hypothalamic hormone stored in the posterior pituitary, vasopressin is a 9-aminoacid polypeptide with a disulfide bond. In most mammals (including dogs and humans), the... ↪ Read more