Prokinetic Drugs
Prokinetic Drugs
Drug | Dosage |
|---|---|
Metoclopramide | Dogs and cats: 0.2–0.5 mg/kg, PO or SC, tid; 0.01–0.02 mg/kg/hr, IV infusion |
Horses: 0.125–0.25 mg/kg, diluted in 500 mL of polyionic solution and administered IV over 60 min | |
Domperidone | 0.1–0.5 mg/kg, IM; 0.5–1 mg/kg, PO |
Cisapride | Dogs: 0.1 mg/kg, PO, tid |
Cats: 2.5 mg/cat, tid for cats < 5 kg, and 5 mg/cat for cats >5 kg | |
Erythromycin | 0.5–1 mg/kg, PO, bid-tid |
Ranitidine | 1–2 mg/kg, PO, bid |
Nitazidine | 2.5–5 mg/kg, PO, bid |
Lidocaine | Horses: 1.3 mg/kg, IV, as a bolus followed by a constant-rate infusion of 0.05 mg/kg/min |