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Doses - PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE

↪ Description - PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE Dogs: For myasthenia gravis (MG): a) For acquired MG: After oral regurgitation is abolished with parenteral therapy(neostigmine), may begin oral therapy with pyridostigmine at 7.5 - 30 mg PO bid. Oncepatient is stable and infections have resolved,... ↪ Read more

PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE

↪ Doses - PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE Chemistry - An anticholinesterase agent, pyridostigmine bromide is a synthetic quaternary ammonium compound that occurs as an agreeable smelling, bitter-tasting, hygroscopic, white orpractically white, crystalline powder. It is freely soluble in water and in... ↪ Read more

Doses - PYRANTEL PAMOATE, PYRANTEL TARTRATE

↪ Description - PYRANTEL PAMOATE, PYRANTEL TARTRATE All doses are for pyrantel pamoate unless otherwise noted. Caution: Listed dosages are often notspecified as to whether using the salt or base.Dogs: For susceptible parasites: a) 5 mg/kg PO, repeat in 3 weeks. (Kirk 1989) b) 15 mg/kg PO... ↪ Read more

PYRANTEL PAMOATE, PYRANTEL TARTRATE

↪ Doses - PYRANTEL PAMOATE, PYRANTEL TARTRATE Chemistry - A pyrimidine-derivative anthelmintic, pyrantel pamoate occurs as yellow to tan solidand is practically insoluble in water and alcohol. Pyrantel tartrate is more water soluble than is thepamoate salt. Each gram of pyrantel pamoate is... ↪ Read more

Doses - PSYLLIUM HYDROPHILIC MUCILLOID

↪ Description - PSYLLIUM HYDROPHILIC MUCILLOID Dogs: a) 3 - 10 grams mixed with food (Davis 1985a) b) 2 - 10 grams q12-24h in wetted or liquid food (Schultz 1986) c) 1 teaspoonful - 2 tablespoonsful mixed with food every 12 hours (McConnell and Hughey 1987) d) 2 - 10 grams PO as needed in... ↪ Read more

PSYLLIUM HYDROPHILIC MUCILLOID

↪ Doses - PSYLLIUM HYDROPHILIC MUCILLOID Chemistry - Psyllium is obtained from the ripe seeds of varieties of Plantago species. The seedcoating is high in content of hemicellulose mucillages which absorb and swell in the presence ofwater.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Store psyllium... ↪ Read more

Doses - PROTAMINE SULFATE

↪ Description - PROTAMINE SULFATE Dogs & Cats: For heparin overdosage: a) Give 1 - 1.5 mg protamine sulfate to antagonize each mg (»100 units) of heparin viaslow IV injection. Reduce dose as time increases between heparin dose and start oftreatment (after 30 minutes give only 0.5... ↪ Read more

PROTAMINE SULFATE

↪ Doses - PROTAMINE SULFATE Chemistry - Simple, low molecular weight, cationic proteins, protamines occur naturally in thesperm of fish. Commercially available protamine sulfate is produced from protamine obtained fromthe sperm or mature testes of salmon (or related species). It occurs as a... ↪ Read more

Doses - PROPRANOLOL HCL

↪ Description - PROPRANOLOL HCL Dogs: a) IV: 0.02 - 0.06 mg/kg IV slowly; PO: 0.2 - 1.0 mg/kg tid. (Murtaugh and Ross 1988) b) IV: 0.04 - 0.06 mg/kg IV slowly; PO:0.2 - 1.0 mg/kg q8h. (Miller 1985) c) For ventricular hypertrophy from aortic stenosis: 0.125 - 0.25 mg/kg PO bid For... ↪ Read more

PROPRANOLOL HCL

↪ Doses - PROPRANOLOL HCL Chemistry - A non-specific beta-adrenergic blocking agent, propranolol HCl occurs as a bitter-tasting, odorless, white to almost white powder with a pKa of 9.45 and a melting point of about161°C. One gram of propranolol is soluble in about 20 ml of water or... ↪ Read more

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... ↪ Read more

PROPOFOL

↪ Doses - PROPOFOL 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... ↪ Read more