Doses - SODIUM IODIDE
↪ Description - SODIUM IODIDE
Cattle & Sheep & Goats: For treatment of actinobacillosis (woody tongue): a) 70 mg/kg IV given as a 10% or 20% solution; repeat at least one more time at a 7-10day interval. Refractory cases may require more frequent (2-3 day intervals)...
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SODIUM IODIDE
↪ Doses - SODIUM IODIDE
Chemistry - Sodium iodide occurs as colorless, odorless crystals or white crystalline powder. Itwill develop a brown tint upon degradation. Approximately 1 gram is soluble in 0.6 ml of water and2 ml of alcohol.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Commercially available...
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Doses - SODIUM BICARBONATE
↪ Description - SODIUM BICARBONATE
Dogs & Cats: For severe metabolic acidosis: a) Main therapeutic goal should be to eliminate the underlying cause of acidosis. If causesare not readily reversible, if arterial pH is <7.2 (7.1 if diabetic ketoacidosis), andventilatory procedures...
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SODIUM BICARBONATE
↪ Doses - SODIUM BICARBONATE
Chemistry - An alkalinizing agent, sodium bicarbonate occurs as a white, crystalline powderhaving a slightly saline or alkaline taste. It is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. One gram ofsodium bicarbonate contains about 12 mEq each of sodium and...
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Doses - SELEGILINE HCL, L-DEPRENYL
↪ Description - SELEGILINE HCL, L-DEPRENYL
Dogs: For Cushing's Disease: a) 1 mg/kg PO in the AM (with food prn); Reevaluate clinically over next 2 mos.; if noimprovement, may increase to 2 mg/kg once daily; if no improvement or signs increase, reevaluate diagnosis or consider alternate...
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SELEGILINE HCL, L-DEPRENYL
↪ Doses - SELEGILINE HCL, L-DEPRENYL
Chemistry - Selegiline HCl, also commonly called l-deprenyl, occurs as a white to off-whitecrystalline powder that is freely soluble in water. It has a pKa of 7.5.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Commercially available veterinary tablets should be...
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Doses - SALINE / HYPEROSMOTIC LAXATIVES, MAGNESIUM SALTS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS, PEG 3350 PRODUCTS
↪ Description - SALINE / HYPEROSMOTIC LAXATIVES, MAGNESIUM SALTS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS, PEG 3350 PRODUCTS
Dogs: Magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia) as a cathartic: a) 5 - 10 ml (Davis 1985a) b) 1 - 20 ml PO (Rossoff 1974) Sodium sulfate: a) 1 gram/kg PO (Grauer and Hjelle 1988b) b) 5...
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SALINE / HYPEROSMOTIC LAXATIVES, MAGNESIUM SALTS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS, PEG 3350 PRODUCTS
↪ Doses - SALINE / HYPEROSMOTIC LAXATIVES, MAGNESIUM SALTS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS, PEG 3350 PRODUCTS
Chemistry - Magnesium cation containing solutions of magnesium citrate, magnesium hydroxide, or magnesium sulfate act as saline laxatives. Magnesium citrate solutions contain 4.71 mEq...
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Doses - RIFAMPIN
Dogs: For CNS fungal infections (aspergillosis/histoplasmosis): a) Rifampin 10 - 20 mg/kg PO tid with amphotericin B and flucytocine. (Schunk 1988) For actinomycosis: a) 10 - 20 mg/kg PO q12h PO (Hardie 1984)Cats: For CNS fungal infections (aspergillosis/histoplasmosis): a) Rifampin 10 - 20...
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RIFAMPIN
↪ Doses - RIFAMPIN
Chemistry - A semi-synthetic zwitterion derivative of rifamycin B, rifampin occurs as a red-brown, crystalline powder with a pKa of 7.9. It is very slightly soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Rifampin capsules should be...
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Doses - RANITIDINE HCL
↪ Description - RANITIDINE HCL
Dogs: For esophagitis: a) 1 - 2 mg/kg PO bid (Watrous 1988) For chronic gastritis: a) 0.5 mg/kg PO bid (Hall and Twedt 1988) For ulcer disease: a) 2 mg/kg PO q8h (Papich 1989) b) 2 mg/kg PO, IV q8h (Matz 1995) c) 0.5 mg/kg PO, IV bid (Chiapella 1988) For...
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RANITIDINE HCL
↪ Doses - RANITIDINE HCL
Chemistry - An H2 receptor antagonist, ranitidine HCl occurs as a white to pale-yellow granularsubstance with a bitter taste and a sulfur-like odor. The drug has pKas of 8.2 and 2.7. One gram isapproximately soluble in 1.5 ml of water or 6 ml of alcohol. The...
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