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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