VASOPRESSIN, Doses - VALPROIC ACID, VALPROATE SODIUM, DIVALPROEX SODIUM

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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

Doses - VALPROIC ACID, VALPROATE SODIUM, DIVALPROEX SODIUM

↪ Description - VALPROIC ACID, VALPROATE SODIUM, DIVALPROEX SODIUM Dogs: a) 75 - 200 mg/kg PO tid (Bunch 1986) b) 30 - 180 mg/kg/day PO divided tid (Schunk 1988) c) 170 - 185 mg/kg/day divided bid-tid (Kay and Aucoin 1985) Monitoring Parameters - 1) Anticonvulsant efficacy 2) If used... ↪ Read more

VALPROIC ACID, VALPROATE SODIUM, DIVALPROEX SODIUM

↪ Doses - VALPROIC ACID, VALPROATE SODIUM, DIVALPROEX SODIUM Chemistry - Structurally unrelated to other anticonvulsant agents, valproic acid, valproate sodium, divalproex sodium are derivatives of carboxylic acid. Valproic acid occurs as a colorless to paleyellow clear liquid. It is... ↪ Read more

Doses - URSODIOL

Dogs: For adjunctive treatment of chronic hepatitis: a) 5 - 15 mg/kg PO divided q12h, with immunosuppressive therapy. (Note: Use of this drug at thisdose is preliminary, but promising) (Johnson and Sherding 1994) b) 10 - 15 mg/kg PO once daily (Leveille-Webster and Center 1995)Cats: For... ↪ Read more

URSODIOL

↪ Doses - URSODIOL Chemistry A naturally occurring bile acid, ursodiol, also known as ursodeoxycholic acid has a molecular weight of 392.6.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer, ursodiol capsules should be stored at room temperature (15-30°C)... ↪ Read more

Doses - TYLOSIN

Dogs: For susceptible infections: a) 6.6 - 11 mg/kg IM q12-24h (Ford and Aronson 1985) b) For chronic colitis: Tylan® Plus Vitamins: 40 - 80 mg/kg/day in 2-3 divided doses;either mixed with food (tastes bitter) or as a bolus mixed with water. Use at recommended dose for 2 weeks and then... ↪ Read more

TYLOSIN

↪ Doses - TYLOSIN Chemistry - A macrolide antibiotic related structurally to erythromycin, tylosin is produced from Streptomyces fradiae. It occurs as an almost white to buff-colored powder with a pKa of 7.1. It isslightly soluble in water and soluble in alcohol. Tylosin is considered to be... ↪ Read more

Doses - TRIPELENNAMINE HCL

↪ Description - TRIPELENNAMINE HCL It is recommended to warm the solution to near body temperature before injecting; give IMinjections into large muscle areas.Dogs: a) 1.1 mg/kg IM q6-12h prn (Package Insert; Re-Covr® - Solvay) b) 1 mg/kg PO q12h; 1 mg/kg IM (Kirk 1986)Cats: a) 1.1... ↪ Read more

TRIPELENNAMINE HCL

↪ Doses - TRIPELENNAMINE HCL Chemistry - An ethylenediamine-derivative antihistamine, tripelennamine HCl occurs as a white, crystalline powder which will slowly darken upon exposure to light. It has a melting range of 188-192°C and pKas of 3.9 and 9.0. One gram is soluble in 1 ml of... ↪ Read more

Doses - TRIMEPRAZINE TARTRATE, TRIMEPRAZINE TARTRATE WITH PREDNISOLONE

↪ Description - TRIMEPRAZINE TARTRATE, TRIMEPRAZINE TARTRATE WITH PREDNISOLONE Trimeprazine: a)In general, for all species, all routes: 1.1 - 4.4 mg/kg qid (Swinyard 1975)Dogs: a) 2.5 mg/10 lbs up to 40 pounds; for patients over 40 lb.: 15 mg bid, after 4 days, reduce the dose to 1/2 of... ↪ Read more

TRIMEPRAZINE TARTRATE, TRIMEPRAZINE TARTRATE WITH PREDNISOLONE

↪ Doses - TRIMEPRAZINE TARTRATE, TRIMEPRAZINE TARTRATE WITH PREDNISOLONE Chemistry - A phenothiazine antihistamine related to promethazine, trimeprazine tartrate occurs asan odorless, white, to off-white crystalline powder with a melting range of 160-164°C. Approximately 0.5 gm is... ↪ Read more

Doses - TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE

↪ Description - TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE Dogs: For glucocorticoid effects: a) 0.25 - 2 mg PO once daily for 7 days; 0.11 - 0.22 mg/kg IM or SQ. (Kirk 1989) b) 0.11 - 0.22 mg/kg PO, IM or SQ once daily. (Jenkins 1985) c) For tablets: 0.11 mg/kg PO initially once a day, may increase to 0.22... ↪ Read more