SODIUM THIOSULFATE, Doses - SODIUM SULFATE, GLAUBER'S SALT

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SODIUM THIOSULFATE

↪ Doses - SODIUM THIOSULFATE Chemistry - Used systemically for cyanide or arsenic poisoning and topically as an antifungal, sodium thiosulfate occurs as large, colorless crystals or coarse, crystalline powder. It is very solublein water, deliquescent in moist air and effloresces in dry air... ↪ Read more

Doses - SODIUM SULFATE, GLAUBER'S SALT

↪ Description - SODIUM SULFATE, GLAUBER'S SALT Cattle: As a cathartic: a) 500 - 750 g PO as a 6% solution via stomach tube (Davis 1993)Sheep & Goats: As a cathartic: 60 g PO as a 6% solution via stomach tube (Davis 1993) Swine:As a cathartic: 30 - 60 g PO as a 6% solution via stomach... ↪ Read more

SODIUM SULFATE, GLAUBER'S SALT

↪ Doses - SODIUM SULFATE, GLAUBER'S SALT Chemistry - Sodium sulfate (hexahydrate form) occurs as large, colorless, odorless, crystals orwhite crystalline powder. It will effloresce in dry air and partially dissolve in its own water ofcrystallization at about 33°C. 1 gram is soluble in... ↪ Read more

Doses - SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE

↪ Description - SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE To hasten the drug's action and to prevent constipation, SPS is generally mixed with 70%sorbitol (3-4 ml per one gram of resin); shake well before using.Dogs: For hyperkalemia: a) 2 grams of resin/kg of body weight (each gram should be... ↪ Read more

SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE

↪ Doses - SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE Chemistry - A sulfonated cation exchange resin, sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) occurs as agolden brown, fine powder. It is odorless and tasteless. Each gram contains 4.1 mEq of sodium andhas an in vitro exchange capacity of about 3.1 mEq of... ↪ Read more

Doses - SODIUM IODIDE

↪ Description - SODIUM IODIDE Cattle & Sheep & Goats: For treatment of actinobacillosis (woody tongue): a) 70 mg/kg IV given as a 10% or 20% solution; repeat at least one more time at a 7-10day interval. Refractory cases may require more frequent (2-3 day intervals)... ↪ Read more

SODIUM IODIDE

↪ Doses - SODIUM IODIDE Chemistry - Sodium iodide occurs as colorless, odorless crystals or white crystalline powder. Itwill develop a brown tint upon degradation. Approximately 1 gram is soluble in 0.6 ml of water and2 ml of alcohol.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Commercially available... ↪ Read more

Doses - SODIUM BICARBONATE

↪ Description - SODIUM BICARBONATE Dogs & Cats: For severe metabolic acidosis: a) Main therapeutic goal should be to eliminate the underlying cause of acidosis. If causesare not readily reversible, if arterial pH is <7.2 (7.1 if diabetic ketoacidosis), andventilatory procedures... ↪ Read more

SODIUM BICARBONATE

↪ Doses - SODIUM BICARBONATE Chemistry - An alkalinizing agent, sodium bicarbonate occurs as a white, crystalline powderhaving a slightly saline or alkaline taste. It is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. One gram ofsodium bicarbonate contains about 12 mEq each of sodium and... ↪ Read more

Doses - SELEGILINE HCL, L-DEPRENYL

↪ Description - SELEGILINE HCL, L-DEPRENYL Dogs: For Cushing's Disease: a) 1 mg/kg PO in the AM (with food prn); Reevaluate clinically over next 2 mos.; if noimprovement, may increase to 2 mg/kg once daily; if no improvement or signs increase, reevaluate diagnosis or consider alternate... ↪ Read more

SELEGILINE HCL, L-DEPRENYL

↪ Doses - SELEGILINE HCL, L-DEPRENYL Chemistry - Selegiline HCl, also commonly called l-deprenyl, occurs as a white to off-whitecrystalline powder that is freely soluble in water. It has a pKa of 7.5.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Commercially available veterinary tablets should be... ↪ Read more

Doses - SALINE / HYPEROSMOTIC LAXATIVES, MAGNESIUM SALTS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS, PEG 3350 PRODUCTS

↪ Description - SALINE / HYPEROSMOTIC LAXATIVES, MAGNESIUM SALTS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE SALTS, PEG 3350 PRODUCTS Dogs: Magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia) as a cathartic: a) 5 - 10 ml (Davis 1985a) b) 1 - 20 ml PO (Rossoff 1974) Sodium sulfate: a) 1 gram/kg PO (Grauer and Hjelle 1988b) b) 5... ↪ Read more