Antiemetic Drugs
Antiemetic Drugs
Drug | Dosage |
|---|---|
Acepromazine | 0.025–0.2 mg/kg, IV, IM, SC, maximum 3 mg; 1–3 mg/kg, PO |
Chlorpromazine | 0.5 mg/kg, IV, IM, SC, tid-qid |
Prochlorperazine | 0.1 mg/kg, IM, tid-qid; 1 mg/kg, PO, bid |
Aminopentamide | 0.022 mg/kg, PO, SC, or IM, bid-tid |
Dimenhydrinate | 4–8 mg/kg, PO, tid |
Diphenhydramine | 2–4 mg/kg, PO, tid |
Butorphanol | 0.2–0.4 mg/kg, IM, once to twice daily |
Metoclopramide | 0.1–0.5 mg/kg, IM, SC, or PO, tid; 0.01–0.02 mg/kg/hr, IV infusion |
Ondansetron | 0.1–0.2 mg/kg, PO, once to twice daily; 0.1–0.15 mg/kg, IV, bid-tid |
Granisetron | 0.5–1 mg/kg, PO, bid; 0.1–0.15 mg/kg, IV, bid-tid |
Dolasetron | 0.6–1 mg/kg/day, IV |
Maropitant | 2 mg/kg, PO or 1 mg/kg/day, SC, for up to 5 days (acute vomiting); 8 mg/kg/day, PO, for up to 2 days (motion sickness) |