↪ Doses - DOXAPRAM HCL
Chemistry - Doxapram HCl is a white to off-white, odorless, crystalline powder that is stable in light and air. It is soluble in water, sparingly soluble in alcohol and practically insoluble in ether. Injectable products have a pH from 3.5-5. Benzyl alcohol or...
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↪ Description - DOPAMINE HCL
Cattle: For labeled indications: 200 mcg/kg (1 ml per 110 lb. body weight)) SubQ or IM. Injections should be made using 16 to 18 gauge needles. Subcutaneous injectionsshould be administered under the loose skin in front of or behind the shoulder. Intramuscular...
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↪ Description - DOPAMINE HCL
To prepare solution: Add contents of vial to either 250 ml, 500 ml, or 1000 ml of normal saline, D5W, lactated Ringers injection, or other compatible IV fluid. If adding a 200 mg vial (5 ml @40mg/ml) to a one liter bag, the resultant solution will contain an...
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↪ Doses - DOPAMINE HCL
Chemistry - An endogenous catecholamine which is the immediate precursor to norepinephrine, dopamine (as the HCl salt) occurs as a white to off-white crystalline powder. It is freely soluble inwater and soluble in alcohol. The injectable concentrated solution has a pH...
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↪ Description - DOCUSATE SODIUM, DOCUSATE CALCIUM, DOCUSATE POTASSIUM
Dogs: Docusate Sodium: a) 2 mg/kg PO (Davis 1985a) b) One to four 50 mg capsules PO once daily (Burrows 1986) c) 50 - 300 mg PO q12h (Kirk 1989) d) Small Dog: 25 mg PO once to twice daily Medium/large Dog: 50 mg PO once...
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↪ Doses - DOCUSATE SODIUM, DOCUSATE CALCIUM, DOCUSATE POTASSIUM
Chemistry - Docusate is available in sodium, potassium, and calcium salts. They are anionic, surface-active agents and possess wetting and emulsifying properties. Docusate sodium (also known as dioctyl sodium succinate, DSS, or...
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↪ Description - DOBUTAMINE HCL
Dobutamine is administered as a constant rate intravenous infusion only.Dogs: a) 5 - 20 micrograms/kg/min IV infusion; rates above 20 micrograms/kg/min may be associated with tachycardia (Kittleson 1985b) b) 2 - 20 micrograms/kg/min IV infusion (Morgan...
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↪ Doses - DOBUTAMINE HCL
Chemistry - Dobutamine HCl is a synthetic inotropic agent related structurally to dopamine. Itoccurs as a white, to off-white, crystalline powder with a pKa of 9.4. Dobutamine is sparinglysoluble in water and alcohol.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Dobutamine...
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↪ Description - DISOPYRAMIDE PHOSPHATE
Dogs: a) 7 - 30 mg/kg q2h PO (Wilcke 1985) b) For dogs >18kg: 100 mg PO tid-qid (Morgan 1988) c) 6 - 15 mg/kg PO q8h (Kirk 1986) d) For ventricular arrhythmias: 11 - 22 mg/kg q8h PO (q12h if using long-acting product). May use in conjunction with...
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↪ Doses - DISOPYRAMIDE PHOSPHATE
Chemistry - Structurally dissimilar from other available antiarrhythmic agents, disopyramidephosphate occurs as a white or practically white crystalline powder with a pKa of 10.4. It is freelysoluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol.Storage,...
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↪ Description - DIPHENHYDRAMINE HCL
Dogs: Prevention of motion sickness/antiemetic: a) 2 - 4 mg/kg PO, IM q8h (Washabau and Elie 1995) b) 2 - 4 mg/kg PO q8h (DeNovo 1986) For treatment of extrapyrimidal effects secondary to phenothiazines: a) 2 - 5 mg/kg IV (Bailey 1986) For adjunctive...
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↪ Doses - DIPHENHYDRAMINE HCL
Chemistry - An ethanolamine-derivative antihistamine, diphenhydramine HCl occurs as anodorless, white, crystalline powder which will slowly darken upon exposure to light. It has a meltingrange of 167 - 172° C. One gram is soluble in about 1 ml of water or...
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