EQUS® 20% - Injectable Solution
Anti-inflammatory - Analgesic.
Equs® is an anti-inflammatory and analgesic that can be used in musculoskeletal inflammations, mild claudications, soft tissue inflammations and trauma.
Technical Specification
Species
Horses.
Dosage form
Injectable solution.
Therapeutic action
Anti-inflammatory - Analgesic.
Composition
Each 100 mL of solution contains:
Phenylbutazone..............................20 g
Excipients q.s.p..........................100 mL
Indications
Equs® is an anti-inflammatory and analgesic that can be used in musculoskeletal inflammations, mild claudications, soft tissue inflammations and trauma.
Route od administration and dosage
Intravenous administration.
Active ingredient dose:
- 2.2 – 4.4 mg/Kg of weight every 12 hours for 5 days.
Product dose:
- 0.5 –1 mL/45 Kg of weight every 12 hours for 5 days. The highest dose of 4.4 mg / Kg (1 mL / 45 Kg) should not be used beyond the first day of treatment.
Drug interactions
Anabolics inhibit the metabolism of Phenylbutazone.
Contraindications
- Do not administer to animals with heart, renal or hepatic impairment.
- Do not administer to pregnant or lactating females.
- Do not administer to dehydrated animals.
- Do not administer to animals with gastrointestinal mucous lesions.
- Do not administer to animals hypersensitive to the active ingredient.
Special precautions for use
Special warnings and precautions for use:
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- In foals there is a greater risk of poisoning due to lack of maturity of the enzyme systems.
- Careful use is recommended in foals due to the higher incidence of hypoproteinemia and gastrointestinal ulceration.
Adverse effects
The main reported adverse effects are gastrointestinal. Clinical signs include decreased appetite, depression, colic, weight loss, abdominal edema, hypoproteinemia, and diarrhea. Bleeding and ulcers can occur in the mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestine, cecum, and right dorsal colon.
Guard period
Do not administer to horses which meat in intended for human consumption.
Observations
Special precautions for disposal of unused product or waste material:
Empty containers can be disposed of as household waste, without any special precautions. Do not dispose of the containers with the rest of the product on the ground or water courses. For expired or unused products, contact the manufacturing laboratory.
Conservation
Store between 15 and 30 ° C, protected from light.
Condition of sale
To be supply only on veterinary prescription.
Presentation
100 mL vial
Prepared by
Drag Pharma Laboratory.
Records
Chile: Reg. SAG Nº 64
Rep. Dominicana: Reg. N° 11267
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