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Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial Description
Acepromazine Maleate Injection 10 mg/ml is a sterile subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous injectable solution. It is a powerful neuroleptic agent that boasts a low order of toxicity, which is particularly valuable in tranquilizing horses, cats, and dogs. The lack of hypnotic effect and rapid action are also advantageous.
What is Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial?
Acepromazine Maleate Injection 10 mg/ml is a sterile solution for intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous injection. A potent neuroleptic agent with a low order of toxicity, is of particular value in the tranquilization of dogs, cats and horses. Its rapid action and lack of hypnotic effect are added advantages.
Which animals/pets is Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial for?
For use in horses, cats, and dogs.
Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial uses
Acepromazine Maleate Injection is especially helpful as a preanesthetic treatment. It aids in tranquilization.
What does Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial do?
Acepromazine Maleate Injection is a central nervous system depressant, therefore causing reduced spontaneous activity, muscular relaxation, and sedation. It acts quickly, offering a pronounced and prompt calming effect.
Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial side effects
A safety study utilizing elevated dosages of Acepromazine Maleate demonstrated no side effects, even when administered at 3 times the upper daily dosage limit. The most common clinical observation for the higher dosage was mild depression, which dissipated in most cases 24 hours after terminating dosage. The only side effect during numerous clinical trials was reverse sneeze (very mild respiratory distress), which was temporary and had no effect on the drug's action.
Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial ingredients
Acepromazine Maleate
Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial overdose: What to do?
Immediately contact your closest animal hospital.
What to know before using Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial
- Do not use in animals with allergy or hypersensitivity to this drug.
- May lower blood pressure in animals by blocking nervous control of blood vessels. In some cases, may increase heart rate, and therefore should be used cautiously in animals with heart disease.
- Drug reaction can lower blood pressure and cause heart arrhythmias in Boxers, and is therefore not recommended for this breed.
- May cause sedation, but a paradoxical reaction of severe aggression or excitement may occur in some animals. Because of this, dogs on this medication should be gently handled and never left along with young children.
- May worsen or initiate seizures or epileptic attacks in susceptible animals. Caution should be used when given to pets with seizure disorders, although it is best avoided.
- Can lower body temperature, so pet should be kept warm.
- May interact with other drugs. Contact your veterinarian to determine if your pet's other medications could interact with acepromazine. Such drugs include antidiarrheals, antacids, epinephrine, propranolol, barbiturates, and narcotics.
- The most common effect is that your pet becomes relaxed, quiet, or more lethargic. Many may seem unsteady or uncoordinated. These effects are expected and could last for several hours following a dose.
- After dosing, it is common for the animal's third eyelid to elevate. This is not a cause for concern as it is reversible.
How is Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial sold?
10 mg/ml strength in a 50 mL vial
Manufacturer
VetOne
Tips for using Acepromazine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/ml 50 ml vial
This medication should never be administered without speaking to your veterinarian first.
Overview
Injection: ACEPROMAZINE MALEATE INJECTION is a sterile solution which may be given intravenously, intramuscularly or subcutaneously. The dosage should be individualized, depending upon the degree of tranquilization required. As a general rule, the dosage requirement in mg/lb of body weight decreases as the weight of the animal increases. The following schedule may be used as a guide to intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous injections.
Main Ingredients
Active Ingredient : Acepromazine Maleate
