Doses - PIPERAZINE, PIPERAZINE, Veterinary Clinics, Diagnoses, Terms and Drug Handbook Online

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Doses - PIPERAZINE

Caution: Piperazine is available in several salts that contain varying amounts of piperazinebase (see Chemistry above). Many of the doses listed below do not specify what salt (if any) isused in the dosage calculations. If the dose is in question, refer to the actual product information forthe... ↪ Read more

PIPERAZINE

↪ Doses - PIPERAZINE Chemistry - Piperazine occurs as a white, crystalline powder that may have a slight odor. It issoluble in water and alcohol. Piperazine is available commercially in a variety of salts, includingcitrate, adipate, phosphate, hexahydrate and dihydrochloride. Each salt... ↪ Read more

Doses - PHYTONADIONE, VITAMIN K1

↪ Description - PHYTONADIONE, VITAMIN K1 Dogs & Cats: For anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity: a) For known warfarin or other first generation coumarin toxicity or Vitamin K1 deficiency: Initially, 2.5 mg/kg given SQ in several sites, then 0.25 - 2.5 mg/kg PO in divided doses (bid-tid)... ↪ Read more

PHYTONADIONE, VITAMIN K1

↪ Doses - PHYTONADIONE, VITAMIN K1 Chemistry - A naphthoquinone derivative identical to naturally occurring vitamin K1, phytonadione occurs as a clear, yellow to amber, viscous liquid. It is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and soluble in lipids. Phytonadione may also be... ↪ Read more

Doses - PHOSPHATE, PARENTERAL, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE

↪ Description - PHOSPHATE, PARENTERAL, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE Both sodium and potassium phosphate injections must be diluted before intravenous administration.Dogs & Cats: For hypophosphatemia: a) For significant hypophosphatemia (<1.5 mg/dl) in patients unable to... ↪ Read more

PHOSPHATE, PARENTERAL, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE

↪ Doses - PHOSPHATE, PARENTERAL, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE Chemistry - Potassium phosphate injection is a combination of 224 mg monobasic potassiumphosphate and 236 mg dibasic potassium phosphate. The pH of the injection is 6.5 and has anosmolarity of 7357 mOsm/L. Sodium... ↪ Read more

Doses - PHENYTOIN SODIUM

↪ Description - PHENYTOIN SODIUM Dogs: For treatment of seizures: a) 15 - 40 mg/kg PO tid (Morgan 1988) b) 20 - 35 mg/kg tid (Bunch 1986) c) Initially, 8.8 - 17.6 mg/kg PO in divided doses, then gradually increase or decrease doseto maintain control. May take several days for seizure... ↪ Read more

PHENYTOIN SODIUM

↪ Doses - PHENYTOIN SODIUM Chemistry - A hydantoin-derivative, phenytoin sodium occurs as a white, hygroscopic powderwhich is freely soluble in water and warm propylene glycol, and soluble in alcohol. Because phenytoin sodium slowly undergoes partial hydrolysis in aqueous solutions to... ↪ Read more

Doses - PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE HCL

↪ Description - PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE HCL Dogs: For urethral sphincter hypotonus: a) 12.5 - 50 mg PO q8h (Labato 1988), (Polzin and Osborne 1985) b) 1.1 mg/kg PO q8h; dosage should be rounded to the nearest 12.5 mg for practicaldosing. (Plumb 1988)Cats: For urethral sphincter hypotonus: a)... ↪ Read more

PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE HCL

↪ Doses - PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE HCL Chemistry - A sympathomimetic amine, phenylpropanolamine HCl occurs as a white, crystallinepowder with a slightly aromatic odor, a melting range between 191° - 194°C, and a pKa of 9.4. Onegram is soluble in approximately 1.1 ml of water or 7 ml of... ↪ Read more

Doses - PHENYLEPHRINE HCL

↪ Description - PHENYLEPHRINE HCL Dogs: a) As a constant rate infusion: 1 - 3 mcg/kg/minute in either 0.9% sodium chloride or D5W (Dhupa and Shaffron 1995) b) 0.1 mg IV, 1.0 mg IM (Enos and Keiser 1985)Cats: a) As a constant rate infusion: 1 - 3 mcg/kg/minute in either 0.9% sodium... ↪ Read more

PHENYLEPHRINE HCL

↪ Doses - PHENYLEPHRINE HCL Chemistry - An alpha-adrenergic sympathomimetic amine, phenylephrine HCl occurs as bittertasting, odorless, white to nearly white crystals with a melting point of 145 - 146°C. It is freelysoluble in water and alcohol. The pH of the commercially available... ↪ Read more