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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

Doses - CALCIUM SALTS, CALCIUM GLUCONATE, CALCIUM GLUCEPTATE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM LACTATE

↪ Description - CALCIUM SALTS, CALCIUM GLUCONATE, CALCIUM GLUCEPTATE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM LACTATE Dogs: For hypocalcemia: a) Calcium gluconate injection: 94 - 140 mg/kg IV slowly to effect (intraperitoneal routemay also be used). Monitor respirations and cardiac rate and rhythm... ↪ Read more

CALCIUM SALTS, CALCIUM GLUCONATE, CALCIUM GLUCEPTATE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM LACTATE

↪ Doses - CALCIUM SALTS, CALCIUM GLUCONATE, CALCIUM GLUCEPTATE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM LACTATE Chemistry - Several different salts of calcium are available in various formulations. Calciumgluceptate and calcium chloride are freely soluble in water; calcium lactate is soluble in... ↪ Read more

Doses - CALCITONIN SALMON

↪ Description - CALCITONIN SALMON Dogs: For hypervitaminosis D (toxicity): a) 4 - 6 IU/kg SubQ q12h to q8h (Carothers, Chew et al. 1994b) b) In animals with severe hypercalcemia (>16 mg/dl) calcitonin may be beneficial whenused in combination with furosemide, IV fluids, and prednisone.... ↪ Read more

CALCITONIN SALMON

↪ Doses - CALCITONIN SALMON Chemistry - A polypeptide hormone, calcitonin is a 32-amino acid polypeptide having a molecularweight of about 3600. Calcitonin is available commercially as either calcitonin human, or calcitoninsalmon, both of which are synthetically prepared. Potency of... ↪ Read more

Doses - BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE

↪ Description - BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE Note: All doses are expressed in mg/kg of the base activity. If using the human product(Stadol®), 1 mg of tartrate salt = 0.68 mg base.Dogs: As an antitussive: a) 0.055 - 0.11 mg/kg SQ q6-12h; treatment should not normally be required for... ↪ Read more

BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE

↪ Doses - BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE Chemistry - A synthetic opiate partial agonist, butorphanol tartrate is related structurally to morphine but exhibits pharmacologic actions similar to other partial agonists such as pentazocine or nalbuphine. The compound occurs as a white, crystalline powder... ↪ Read more

Doses - BUSULFAN

Small Animals: For chronic granulocytic leukemias (not during "blastic" phase¯of no benefit): 3 -4mg/m2 PO once daily. Discontinue when total white blood cell count reaches approximately 15, 000. Repeat as necessary. May require up to two weeks to observe a positive response. If there is too... ↪ Read more