PENICILLIN G, Doses - PENICILLAMINE, Veterinary Clinics, Diagnoses, Terms and Drug Handbook Online

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PENICILLIN G

↪ Doses - PENICILLIN G For general information on the penicillins, including adverse effects, contraindications, overdosage, drug interactions and monitoring parameters, refer to the monograph: Penicillins, General Information. Chemistry - Penicillin G is a natural penicillin and is... ↪ Read more

Doses - PENICILLAMINE

Dogs: For copper-associated hepatopathy: a) 10 - 15 mg/kg PO bid on an empty stomach. Only effective for long-term use, not foracute copper toxicity. (Twedt and Whitney 1989)] b) For Bedlington Terriers: Initially at 125 mg q12h PO. If anorexia and vomiting aresignificant problems, start dose at... ↪ Read more

PENICILLAMINE

↪ Doses - PENICILLAMINE Chemistry - A monothiol chelating agent that is a degradation product of penicillins, penicillamineoccurs as a white or practically white, crystalline powder with a characteristic odor. Penicillamine isfreely soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol and has... ↪ Read more

Doses - PANCURONIUM BROMIDE

↪ Description - PANCURONIUM BROMIDE Dogs: a) 0.1 mg/kg IV; 0.03 mg/kg IV if using methoxyflurane; 0.06 mg/kg if using halothane.(Morgan 1988) b) 0.044 mg/kg IV (Muir ) c) 0.044 - 0.11 mg/kg IV; higher dose used initially; lower doses required if repeateddoses are necessary (Mandsager... ↪ Read more

PANCURONIUM BROMIDE

↪ Doses - PANCURONIUM BROMIDE Chemistry - A synthetic, non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker, pancuronium bromide occursas a white, odorless, bitter-tasting, hygroscopic, fine powder. It has a melting point of 215°C andone gram is soluble in 100 ml of water; it is very soluble in... ↪ Read more

Doses - PANCRELIPASE

Dogs: For pancreatic exocrine insufficiency: a) 1 - 1.5 teaspoonsful with each meal mixed with food. Mix with food thoroughly andallow to stand for 15-20 minutes before feeding. Dosage should be adjusted as necessary. Best results are usually obtained by feeding small meals frequently (at least... ↪ Read more

PANCRELIPASE

↪ Doses - PANCRELIPASE Chemistry - Pancrelipase contains pancreatic enzymes, primarily lipase but also amylase andprotease and is obtained from the pancreas of hogs. Each mg of pancrelipase contains not less than24 USP units of lipase activity, not less than 100 USP units of protease... ↪ Read more

Doses - OXYTOCIN

Dogs: To augment uterine contractions during parturition: a) 1 - 5 Units SQ or IM; repeat no sooner than 30 minutes if necessary (Wheaton 1989) b) In bitches who fail to progress after appropriate physical exam and diagnostic tests: Oxytocin 3 - 20 Units IM and/or with calcium gluconate 10% (3 - 5... ↪ Read more

OXYTOCIN

↪ Doses - OXYTOCIN Chemistry - A nonapeptide hypothalamic hormone stored in the posterior pituitary (in mammals), oxytocin occurs as a white powder that is soluble in water. The commercially available preparationsare highly purified and have virtually no antidiuretic or vasopressor activity... ↪ Read more

Doses - OXYTETRACYCLINE, OXYTETRACYCLINE HCL

↪ Description - OXYTETRACYCLINE, OXYTETRACYCLINE HCL Dogs: For susceptible infections: a) 20 mg/kg PO tid (Morgan 1988) b) 10 mg/kg IV initially, then 7.5 mg/kg IV maintenance q12h (Ford and Aronson 1985) c) 20 mg/kg PO q8-12h; (may give with food if GI upset occurs; avoid or reduce dose... ↪ Read more

OXYTETRACYCLINE, OXYTETRACYCLINE HCL

↪ Doses - OXYTETRACYCLINE, OXYTETRACYCLINE HCL Chemistry - A tetracycline derivative obtained from Streptomyces rimosus, oxytetracycline baseoccurs as a pale yellow to tan, crystalline powder that is very slightly soluble in water and sparinglysoluble in alcohol. Oxytetracycline HCl occurs... ↪ Read more

Doses - OXYMORPHONE HCL

↪ Description - OXYMORPHONE HCL Dogs: For sedation for minor procedures: a) up to 0.2 mg/kg IM or IV; initially a maximum of 5 mg total dose (Combine withacepromazine 0.05 - 0.1 mg/kg IM or IV) (Shaw et al. 1986) b) 0.05 - 0.1 mg/kg IV or 0.1 - 0.2 mg/kg IM, SQ (Morgan 1988) For analgesia:... ↪ Read more