Doses - PROPOFOL
Dogs & Cats: a) As a single injection (25% of the calculated dose every 30 seconds until desired effect): For healthy, unpremedicated animal: 6 mg/kg IV For healthy, premedicated animal: After tranquilizer (e.g., acepromazine) = 4 mg/kg IV; After sedative (e.g., xylazine, opioids) = 3 mg/kg...
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PROPOFOL
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Chemistry - Propofol is an alkylphenol derivative (2, 6 - diisopropylphenol). The commerciallyavailable injection is an emulsion containing 100 mg/ml of soybean oil, 22.5 mg/ml of glycerol, and12 mg/ml of egg lecithin. The emulsion has a pH of 7-8.5. Propofol may also be...
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Doses - PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES INJECTION
↪ Description - PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES INJECTION
Dogs: For labeled indications: a) Shake well. Give via intravenous route at the following dosages: For animals weighingup to 15 lbs. = 0.25 - 0.5 ml; 15 - 45 lbs = 0.25 - 1 ml; 45 - 75 lbs = 1 - 1.5 ml; over 75lbs = 1.5 - 2 ml. During the...
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PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES INJECTION
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Chemistry - Propionibacterium acnes injection is an immunostimulant agent, containing nonviable Propionibacterium acnes suspended in 12.5% ethanol in saline.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Store refrigerated; do not freeze. Shake well before...
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Doses - PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE
↪ Description - PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE
Dogs: a) For small dogs: 7.5 mg PO q8h For medium dogs: 15 mg PO q8h For large dogs: 30 mg PO q8h (Kirk 1986) For detrusor hyperreflexia, urge incontinence: a) 0.2 mg/kg PO q6-8h; increase dose if necessary to the lowest dose which will controlsymptoms...
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PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE
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Chemistry - A quaternary ammonium antimuscarinic agent, propantheline bromide occurs asbitter-tasting, odorless, white or practically white crystals, with a melting range of 156-162° (withdecomposition). It is very soluble in both water and...
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Doses - PROMAZINE HCL
↪ Description - PROMAZINE HCL
Dogs: a) 2.2 - 6.6 mg/kg IV as a preanesthetic (Barbiturate dose is then reduced by 1/3 - 1/2.(Lumb and Jones 1984) b) 2.2 - 4.4 mg/kg IM as a sedative (Morgan 1988) c) 2 - 4 mg/kg IM or IV (Davis 1985a) d) 2 - 6 mg/kg IM or IV repeat q4-6h prn; as an...
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PROMAZINE HCL
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Chemistry - A propylamino phenothiazine derivative, promazine is structurally identical tochlorpromazine, but lacks the chlorine atom at the 2 position of the phenothiazine nucleus. It occursas a bitter tasting, practically odorless, white to slight yellow...
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Doses - PROCHLORPERAZINE
Dogs: Prochlorperazine: As an antiemetic: a) 0.5 mg/kg IM or SubQ q8h (Washabau and Elie 1995) b) 0.5 mg/kg IM tid-qid or 1 mg/kg PO bid (Morgan 1988) c) 0.1 mg/kg IM q6h (DeNovo 1986) Prochlorperazine/Isopropamide (Darbazine®) a) As an antiemetic/antidiarrheal: 0.14 - 0.22mg/kg SQ bid...
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PROCHLORPERAZINE
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Chemistry - Prochlorperazine, a piperazine phenothiazine derivative, is available commercially asthe base in rectal formulations, the edisylate salt in injectable and oral solutions, and as the maleatesalt in oral tablets and capsules. Each 8 mg of the maleate...
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Doses - PROCAINAMIDE HCL
↪ Description - PROCAINAMIDE HCL
Dogs: a) 6 - 8 mg/kg IV over 5 minutes, then a constant rate of infusion at 25 - 40 micrograms/kg/min or 6 - 20 mg/kg IM q4-6h. Oral dose: 8 - 20 mg/kg q6h if using regular tablets or capsules; if using Procan®-SR(Parke-Davis): 8 - 20 mg/kg q6-8 hours...
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PROCAINAMIDE HCL
↪ Doses - PROCAINAMIDE HCL
Chemistry - Structurally related to procaine, procainamide is used as an antiarrhythmic agent. Procainamide HCl differs from procaine by the substitution of an amide group for the ester groupfound on procaine. It occurs as an odorless, white to tan, hygroscopic,...
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