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Doses - CEFADROXIL

↪ Description - CEFADROXIL Dogs: For susceptible infections: a) 22 mg/kg PO bid. Treat skin and soft tissue infections for at least 3 days, and GU infections for at least 7 days. Treat for at least 48 hours after animal is afebrile and asymptomatic. Reevaluate therapy if no response after... ↪ Read more

CEFADROXIL

↪ Doses - CEFADROXIL For general information on the cephalosporins including adverse effects, contraindications, overdosage, drug interactions, and monitoring parameters, refer to the monograph: Cephalosporins, General Information. Chemistry - A semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic,... ↪ Read more

Doses - CARPROFEN

↪ Description - CARPROFEN Dogs: As an antiinflammatory/analgesic: a) 2.2 mg/kg PO twice daily; round dose to nearest half caplet increment (Package Insert; Rimadyl®¯Pfizer) b) For surgical pain: 4 mg/kg IV initially once; 2.2 mg/kg PO, IV, subQ or IM, repeat in12 hours if... ↪ Read more

CARPROFEN

↪ Doses - CARPROFEN Chemistry - A propionic acid derivative non-steroidal antiinflammatory agent, carprofen occurs asa white crystalline compound. It is practically insoluble in water and freely soluble in ethanol atroom temperature.Storage, Stability, Compatibility The commercially... ↪ Read more

Doses - CARNITINE, LEVOCARNITINE, L-CARNITINE

↪ Description - CARNITINE, LEVOCARNITINE, L-CARNITINE Dogs: For dogs with myocardial carnitine deficiency associated with dilated cardiomyopathy: 50 - 100 mg/kg PO tid (may be mixed in food). (Keene 1992) Cats: As adjunctive dietary therapy in cats with severe hepatic lipidosis: 250 - 500... ↪ Read more

CARNITINE, LEVOCARNITINE, L-CARNITINE

↪ Doses - CARNITINE, LEVOCARNITINE, L-CARNITINE Chemistry - Levocarnitine (the L-isomer of carnitine) is an amino acid derivative, synthesized invivo from methionine and lysine. It is required for energy metabolism and has a molecular weightof 161.Storage, Stability, Compatibility... ↪ Read more

Doses - CARBOPLATIN

Note: Do not confuse cisplatin and carboplatin dosages. Cisplatin dosages are much lower than carboplatin dosages.Dogs: a) As adjunctive treatment of osteogenic sarcoma: 300 mg/meter2 BSA IV every 21 days (Bergman, MacEwen et al. 1996) b) As adjunctive treatment of osteogenic sarcoma: 300... ↪ Read more

CARBOPLATIN

↪ Doses - CARBOPLATIN Chemistry - Carboplatin, like cisplatin is a platinum-containing antineoplastic agent. It occurs aswhite to off-white crystalline powder having a solubility of 14 mg/ml in water and is insoluble inalcohol. The commercially available powder for injection contains equal... ↪ Read more

Doses - CARBENICILLIN INDANYL SODIUM

↪ Description - CARBENICILLIN INDANYL SODIUM Dogs: For susceptible infections: a) For UTI: 15 - 50 mg/kg PO q6-8h (Ford and Aronson 1985) b) 15 mg/kg PO, IV tid (Morgan 1988) c) 55 - 110 mg/kg IV q8h or 55 mg/kg PO q8h (Aronson and Aucoin 1989)Cats: For susceptible infections: a) For... ↪ Read more

CARBENICILLIN INDANYL SODIUM

↪ Doses - CARBENICILLIN INDANYL SODIUM For general information on the penicillins, including adverse effects, contraindications, overdosage, drug interactions and monitoring parameters, refer to the monograph: Penicillins, General Information. Chemistry - An alpha-carboxypenicillin,... ↪ Read more

Doses - CAPTOPRIL

↪ Description - CAPTOPRIL Dogs: a) 1 - 2 mg/kg PO tid (start at 1 mg/kg) (Knowlen and Kittleson 1986) b) 0.5 - 2.0 mg/kg PO q8-12h (Bonagura and Muir 1986) c) For canine dilated cardiomyopathy: 0.5 - 2 mg/kg PO bid-tid. Used primarily in dogsrefractory to diuretics, other vasodilators, or... ↪ Read more

CAPTOPRIL

↪ Doses - CAPTOPRIL Chemistry - Related to a peptide isolated from the venom of a South American pit viper, captopriloccurs as a slightly sulfurous smelling, white to off-white, crystalline powder. It is freely soluble inwater and in alcohol.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Captopril... ↪ Read more