CLIOQUINOL
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Chemistry - Also known as iodochlorhydroxyquin, clioquinol possesses antibacterial, antifungaland amoebicidal activity. It occurs as a tasteless, voluminous, yellowish white to brownish yellowpowder that has a slight characteristic odor. The drug is practically...
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Doses - CLINDAMYCIN HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE
↪ Description - CLINDAMYCIN HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE
Dogs: For susceptible infections: a) 5.5 - 11 mg/kg PO q12h; 11 -16.5 mg/kg SQ q24h (Aronson and Aucoin 1989) b) 5 - 11 mg/kg IM, SubQ or PO q12h avoid or reduce dose in patients with severe liverfailure...
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CLINDAMYCIN HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE
↪ Doses - CLINDAMYCIN HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE
Chemistry - A semisynthetic derivative of lincomycin, clindamycin is available as the hydrochloride hydrate, phosphate ester, and palmitate hydrochloride. Potency of all three salts are expressed as milligrams of...
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Doses - CLEMASTINE FUMARATE
↪ Description - CLEMASTINE FUMARATE
Horses: As a bronchodilator: Initially, 0.8 micrograms/kg (practically: 0.5 ml of the commercially available syrup/100lb. BW) twice daily for 3 days; if no improvement increase to 1.6 micrograms/kg(practically: 1 ml of the commercially available...
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Doses - CLEMASTINE FUMARATE
↪ Description - CLEMASTINE FUMARATE
Dogs: As an antihistamine: a) 0.5 - 1.5 mg per dog q12h (Paradis and Scott 1992) b) 0.05 mg/kg PO q12h (Papich 1992), (White 1994) Monitoring Parameters - 1) Efficacy; 2) Adverse Effects, if any Client Information - Clients should understand that...
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CLEMASTINE FUMARATE
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Chemistry - Also known as meclastine fumarate or mecloprodin fumarate, clemastine fumarate isan ethanolamine antihistamine. It occurs as an odorless, faintly yellow, crystalline powder. It is veryslightly soluble in water and sparingly soluble in...
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Doses - CITRATE SALTS, POTASSIUM CITRATE, SODIUM CITRATE & CITRIC ACID
↪ Description - CITRATE SALTS, POTASSIUM CITRATE, SODIUM CITRATE & CITRIC ACID
Dogs: For adjunctive therapy to inhibit calcium oxalate crystal formation in dogs with hypocitraturia: Using potassium citrate wax-matrix tablets (Uracit-K®): 150 mg/kg per daydivided into two doses....
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CITRATE SALTS, POTASSIUM CITRATE, SODIUM CITRATE & CITRIC ACID
↪ Doses - CITRATE SALTS, POTASSIUM CITRATE, SODIUM CITRATE & CITRIC ACID
Chemistry - Generally used as alkalinizing agents, citric acid and citrate salts are available inseveral commercially available dosage forms. Citric acid occurs as an odorless or practicallyodorless, colorless,...
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Doses - CISPLATIN
For more information, refer to the protocol references found in the appendix or otherprotocols found in small animal internal medicine references. Additionally, it is strongly recommend to consult the following reference if cisplatin therapy is being considered: Shapiro, W. 1989. Cisplatin...
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CISPLATIN
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Chemistry - An inorganic platinum-containing antineoplastic, cisplatin occurs as white powder. One mg is soluble in 1 ml of water or normal saline. The drug is available commercially as powderfor injection and as a solution for injection. The powder for injection occurs...
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Doses - CISAPRIDE
Dogs: As a promotility agent: a) 0.5 mg/kg tid; decrease dose if abnormal GI signs or abdominal pain result. (Hall 1994) b) To reduce regurgitation associated with megaesophagus: 0.55 mg/kg PO once to threetimes daily. Practically: 2.5 mg per dose for dogs weighing between 5-10 lbs.; 5 mg perdose...
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CISAPRIDE
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Chemistry - An oral GI prokinetic agent, cisapride is a substituted piperidinyl benzamide and isstructurally, but not pharmacologically, related to procainamide. It is available commercially as amonohydrate, but potency is expressed in terms of the anhydrate.Storage,...
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