BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE, Doses - BROMIDES, POTASSIUM BROMIDE, SODIUM BROMIDE

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BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE

↪ Doses - BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE Chemistry - A dopamine agonist and prolactin inhibitor, bromocriptine mesylate is a semisyntheticergot alkaloid derivative. It occurs as a yellowish-white powder and is slightly soluble in water andsparingly soluble in alcohol. Bromocriptine mesylate may... ↪ Read more

Doses - BROMIDES, POTASSIUM BROMIDE, SODIUM BROMIDE

↪ Description - BROMIDES, POTASSIUM BROMIDE, SODIUM BROMIDE Because of the extraordinarily long serum half life in dogs (it may take up to 4-5 monthsfor blood levels to reach steady state), some dosing regimens include an initial oral bolus loadingdose to reduce this time period. Whether to... ↪ Read more

BROMIDES, POTASSIUM BROMIDE, SODIUM BROMIDE

↪ Doses - BROMIDES, POTASSIUM BROMIDE, SODIUM BROMIDE Chemistry - Potassium bromide occurs as white, odorless, cubical crystals or crystalline powder. One gram will dissolve in 1.5 ml of water. Potassium bromide contains 67.2% bromide. Each gramcontains 8.4 mEq (mmol) of potassium and... ↪ Read more

Doses - BOLDENONE UNDECYLENATE

↪ Description - BOLDENONE UNDECYLENATE Horses: a) 1.1 mg/kg IM; may repeat in 3 week intervals (most horses will respond with one or twotreatments) (Package Insert; Equipoise®¯Solvay) b) 1 mg/kg IM; repeated at 3 week intervals (Robinson 1987) Monitoring Parameters - 1)... ↪ Read more

BOLDENONE UNDECYLENATE

↪ Doses - BOLDENONE UNDECYLENATE Chemistry - An injectable anabolic steroid derived from testosterone, boldenone undecylenate hasa chemical name of 17 beta-hydroxyandrosta-1, 4-dien-3-one. The commercially available product isin a sesame oil vehicle. It may also be known by the name... ↪ Read more

Doses - BLEOMYCIN SULFATE

↪ Description - BLEOMYCIN SULFATE (Note: Refer to specific treatment protocols for more information) Small Animals: For squamous cel carcinomas, lymphomas and other carcinomas: 10 U/m2 IV or SubQ once daily for 3-4 doses, then 10 U/m2 every 7 days. Maximum accumulative dose: 200 U/m2.... ↪ Read more

BLEOMYCIN SULFATE

↪ Doses - BLEOMYCIN SULFATE Chemistry - An antibiotic antineoplastic agent, bleomycin sulfate is obtained from Streptomycesverticullis. It occurs as a cream colored, amorphous powder that is very soluble in water andsparingly soluble in alcohol. After reconstitution, the pH of the solution... ↪ Read more

Doses - BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE

↪ Description - BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE Dogs: a) Pepto-Bismol: 1 ml/kg PO initially, then decrease dosage (Jergens 1995) b) Pepto-Bismol: 2 ml/kg PO tid-qid (Chiapella 1988) c) Pepto-Bismol: 0.25 ml/kg PO qid Corrective Mixture w/Paregoric: 0.25 ml/kg initially, then 0.125 ml/kg PO qid... ↪ Read more

BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE

↪ Doses - BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE Chemistry - Bismuth subsalicylate occurs as white or nearly white, tasteless, odorless powder andcontains about 58% bismuth. It is insoluble in water, glycerin and alcohol. It may also be known asbismuth salicylate, or bismuth oxysalicylate.Storage,... ↪ Read more

Doses - BISACODYL

Dogs: As a cathartic: a) One 5 mg tablet PO (Papich 1992) b) 5 - 20 mg (1- 4 tablets) PO once daily, 1 - 2 ml of the enema (as an enema), or 1 - 3pediatric suppositories (Sherding 1994)Cats: As a cathartic: a) One 5 mg tablet PO; or 1-3 pediatric rectal suppositories; or 1 ml/kg of the... ↪ Read more

BISACODYL

↪ Doses - BISACODYL Chemistry - A diphenylmethane laxative, bisacodyl occurs as white to off-white crystallinepowder. It is practically insoluble in water and sparingly soluble in alcohol.Storage, Stability, Compatibility Bisacodyl suppositories and enteric-coated tablets should bestored at... ↪ Read more

Doses - BETHANECHOL CHLORIDE

↪ Description - BETHANECHOL CHLORIDE Dogs: For urinary indications: a) 2.5 - 10 mg SQ q8h; or 5 - 25 mg q8h PO (Polzin and Osborne 1985), (Labato 1988) b) 5 - 15 mg PO tid; often used with phenoxybenzamine (Chew, DiBartola, and Fenner 1986) For increased esophageal sphincter tone: 0.5 -... ↪ Read more