Drug name |
Category |
Use |
MOA |
Dose |
Method of administration |
Side Effects |
Withdrawal times |
Precautions |
Acepromazine |
Phenothiazine sedative/ tranquilizers |
Tranquilisation during shipment Sedation of nervous or aggressive animals Premedication in general or local anesthesia In dogs and cats used to alleviate itching as a result of skin
irritation |
Block postsynaptic dopamine receptors in the CNS, Inhibit release of and turnover rate of dopamine |
Horses,cattle IV: 0.25ml(5mg) per 100kg b.w IM: 0.25 -0.50 ml (5-10mg) per 100 kg b.w. Pig,sheep,goat: IV: 0.1ml (2mg) per 10kg b.w. IM 0.1 to 0.2 ml (2-4mg) per 10kg
b.w. Dog,Cat: I.V: 0.2ml(4g) per 10kg b.w. I.M: 0.2 to 0.5ml (4 to 10mg) per 10 kg b.w. |
IM,IV |
Hypotension,cardiac rate abnormalities, hypo or
hyperthermia Penis protrusion in large animals (esp
horses) |
Slaughter: 5 days Milk delivery: 2 days |
Inject IV slowly,do
not inject into arteries |