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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Doses - PHENYLBUTAZONE
Dogs: a) 14 mg/kg PO tid initially (maximum of 800 mg/day regardless of weight), titrate dose tolowest effective dose (Package Insert; Butazolidin® - Coopers) b) For analgesia/phlebitis: 3-5 mg/kg PO tid; for analgesia/spinal disorders: 8-10 mg/kg PO tid (max. 800 mg/day); for...
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PHENYLBUTAZONE
↪ Doses - PHENYLBUTAZONE
Chemistry - A synthetic pyrazolone derivative related chemically to aminopyrine, phenylbutazoneoccurs as a white to off-white, odorless crystalline powder that has a pKa of 4.5. It is very slightlysoluble in water and 1 gram will dissolve in 28 ml of alcohol. It is...
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Doses - PHENOXYBENZAMINE HCL
↪ Description - PHENOXYBENZAMINE HCL
Note:Because the only dosage form available is a 10 mg capsule, doses should be roundedto the nearest 2.5 mg dose when possible.Dogs: Treatment of detrusor areflexia: a) 5 mg - 15 mg PO once daily. (Chew, DiBartola, and Fenner 1986) b) Initially, 10 mg...
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PHENOXYBENZAMINE HCL
↪ Doses - PHENOXYBENZAMINE HCL
Chemistry - An alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, phenoxybenzamine HCl occurs as an odorless, white crystalline powder with a melting range of 136°-141° and a pKa of 4.4. Approximately 40 mgis soluble in 1 ml of water and 167 mg is soluble in 1 ml of...
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Doses - PHENOBARBITAL SODIUM, PHENOBARBITAL
↪ Description - PHENOBARBITAL SODIUM, PHENOBARBITAL
Dogs: For treatment of idiopathic epilepsy: a) 1 - 2 mg/kg PO bid initially, then monitor and adjust dosage. Some require up to 16mg/kg/day. (Morgan 1988) b) 5 - 16 mg/kg/day divided bid or tid (Bunch 1986) c) Initially, 2.5 mg/kg PO bid,...
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PHENOBARBITAL SODIUM, PHENOBARBITAL
↪ Doses - PHENOBARBITAL SODIUM, PHENOBARBITAL
Chemistry - Phenobarbital, a barbiturate, occurs as white, glistening, odorless, small crystals or asa white, crystalline powder with a melting point of 174°-178°C and a pKa of 7.41. One gram issoluble in approximately 1000 ml of...
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Doses - PENTOBARBITAL SODIUM
↪ Description - PENTOBARBITAL SODIUM
Dogs: a) For adjunctive therapy for ulcerative dermatosis of Shelties and Collies: 400 mg (onetablet) PO once daily or every other day if vomiting is a problem. If it can be reformulatedinto capsules, divide daily dose and give up to 3 times daily....
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Doses - PENTOBARBITAL SODIUM
↪ Description - PENTOBARBITAL SODIUM
Note: In order to avoid possible confusion, doses used for euthanasia are listed separatelyunder the monograph for pentobarbital euthanasia solutions.Dogs: As a sedative: a) 2 - 4 mg/kg IV (Kirk 1986) b) 2 - 4 mg/kg PO q6h (Davis 1985a) For anesthesia:...
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