Antiulcerative Drugs
Antiulcerative Drugs
Drug | Dosage |
|---|---|
Antacids | 2–10 mL, PO, every 2–4 hr |
Sucralfate | Cats: 250 mg, bid-tid |
Dogs: 500 mg to 1 g, tid-qid | |
Foals: 1–2 g, qid | |
Cimetidine | Dogs: 5–10 mg/kg, PO, qid |
Horses: 4 mg/kg, IV, bid; 18 mg/kg, PO, bid | |
Ranitidine | Dogs: 0.5 mg/kg, PO, SC, or IV, bid |
Horses: 1.3 mg/kg, IV, bid; 11 mg/kg, PO, bid | |
Famotidine | Dogs: 0.5–1 mg/kg/day, PO or IV |
Horses: 0.4 mg/kg, IV, bid; 3 mg/kg, PO, bid | |
Omeprazole | Dogs: 0.5–1 mg/kg/day, PO |
Horses: 4 mg/kg/day, PO, for treatment; 2 mg/kg/day, PO, to prevent recurrence | |
Misoprostol | Dogs: 2–5 mcg/kg, PO, tid-qid |