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ALLOPURINOL

↪ Doses - ALLOPURINOL Chemistry - A xanthine oxidase inhibitor, allopurinol occurs as a tasteless, fluffy white to off-white powder with a slight odor. It melts above 300° with decomposition and has an apparent pKa of 9.4. Oxypurinol (aka oxipurinol, alloxanthine), its active... ↪ Read more

Doses - ALBUTEROL SULFATE

↪ Description - ALBUTEROL SULFATE Dogs: Warning: a) There are several sources that state that the oral dose is 50 mg/kg q8h. This is an obvious overdose and should not be followed. A more reasonable dose orally in dogs is:0.05 mg/kg (50 micrograms/kg) PO q8h. b) For inhalation, based on a... ↪ Read more

ALBUTEROL SULFATE

↪ Doses - ALBUTEROL SULFATE Chemistry - A synthetic sympathomimetic amine, albuterol sulfate occurs as a white, almost tasteless crystalline powder. It is soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol. One mg of albuterol is equivalent to 1.2 mg of albuterol sulfate. Albuterol is also... ↪ Read more

Doses - ALBENDAZOLE

↪ Description - ALBENDAZOLE Dogs: For Filaroides hirthi infections: a) 50 mg/kg q12h PO for 5 days; repeat in 21 days. Symptoms may suddenly worsen during therapy, presumably due to a reaction to worm death. (Hawkins, Ettinger, and Suter 1989) b) 25 mg/kg PO q12h for 5 days; may repeat in... ↪ Read more

ALBENDAZOLE

↪ Doses - ALBENDAZOLE Chemistry - A benzimidazole anthelmintic structurally related to mebendazole, albendazole has a molecular weight of 265. It is insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Albendazole suspension should be stored at room... ↪ Read more

Doses - ACYCLOVIR

↪ Description - ACYCLOVIR Birds: For treatment of Pacheco's Disease: a) 80 mg/kg PO q8h or 40 mg/kg q8h IM (do not use parenterally for greater than 72 hours as it can cause tissue necrosis at site of injection) (Oglesbee and Bishop 1994b) b) 80 mg/kg in oral suspension once daily PO; mix... ↪ Read more

ACYCLOVIR

↪ Doses - ACYCLOVIR Chemistry - An antiviral agent, acyclovir (also known as ACV or acycloguanosine), occurs as a white, crystalline powder. 1.3 mg is soluble in one ml of water. Acyclovir sodium has a solubility of greater than 100 mg/ml in water. However, at a pH of 7.4 at 37°C it is... ↪ Read more

Doses - ACETYLCYSTEINE

↪ Description - ACETYLCYSTEINE Dogs: For acetominophen toxicity: a) 150 mg/kg PO or IV initially, then 50 mg/kg q4h for 17 additional doses. (Bailey 1986a) b) Loading dose of 140 mg/kg PO or IV (as a 5% solution), then 70 mg/kg every 4 hoursfor 3-5 treatments. (Oehme 1986a) c) Loading dose... ↪ Read more

ACETYLCYSTEINE

↪ Doses - ACETYLCYSTEINE Chemistry - The N-acetyl derivative of L-cysteine, acetylcysteine occurs as a white, crystallinepowder with a slight acetic odor. It is freely soluble in water or alcohol. Acetylcysteine may also beknown as N-acetylcysteine or N-Acetyl-L-cysteine.Storage, Stability,... ↪ Read more

Doses - ACETOHYDROXAMIC ACID

↪ Description - ACETOHYDROXAMIC ACID Dogs: For adjunctive therapy of persistent struvite uroliths and persistent urease-producingbacteria after treating with antibiotics and calculolytic diets: 25 mg/kg/day in two divideddoses PO. (Osborne, Lulich et al. 1993) Monitoring Parameters - 1)... ↪ Read more

ACETOHYDROXAMIC ACID

↪ Doses - ACETOHYDROXAMIC ACID Chemistry - An inhibitor of urease, acetohydroxamic acid (also known as AHA, Acetic acid oxime, N-Acetylhydroxylamide, or N-Hydroxyacetamide) occurs as a white crystal having a pKa of 9.32-9.4 and a pH of about 9.4. In one ml of water, 850 mg is soluble and... ↪ Read more

Doses - ACETIC ACID

↪ Description - ACETIC ACID Cattle/Ruminants: For cattle with putrefaction of rumen associated with a high rumen pH: a) 4 - 10 liters of vinegar. (Constable 1993)Horses: For enterolith prevention: a) Using vinegar: 250 ml/450 kg body weight PO once daily (Robinson 1992) Dosage... ↪ Read more