Drugs Flashcards
4-Methylpyrazole
antidote for ethylene glycol toxicity
Acepromazine
SE: Causes hypotension in horses, causes splenic enlargement and sequestration of red blood cells in the spleen.
phenothiazine sedative, negligible analgesic effects
Giant breeds/sight hounds overly sensitive
Acetaminophen
synthetic non-opiate analgesic occasionally used as an oral sedative for dogs
SE: hepatotoxic in cats
Acetozolamide
used to treat metabolic alkalosis or glaucoma (effect on aqueous humor production). Diuretic
Adriamycin
Doxorubicin
chemotherapeutic drug;
SE: Cardiotoxicity, myelosuppression, and GI side effects.
Afoxalaner (Nexguard)
flea medication - contains adulticide, can be used in conjunction with ivermectin
Allopurinol
uric acid reducer in dogs, cats, and birds and as an alternative treat Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis
Use with caution in patients with renal or hepatic dysfunction
SE: gastric effects, nephrotoxic, and hepatotoxic
treatment for gout in bird
Alprazolam
(Xanax) antidepressant, benzodiazepine derivative
Caution with hepatic or renal disease
SE: sedation, behavior changes, and contradictory response, physical dependence is possible, may impede training.
Amikacin
Aminoglycoside antibiotic - good against predominantly gram-negative aerobic bacilli
SE: nephrotoxic, ototoxic, neuromuscular blockade
Aminocaproic acid
facilitates clot stabilization by blocking the activation of plasminogen to plasmin, inhibiting fibrinolysis
Contraindicated for DIC, expensive in large dogs
Amitraz (Mitaban)
only FDA approved treatment for Demodex canis. Mitaban is used as a dip and should be administered in a hospital. Mitaban can be difficult to obtain and application is time-consuming when there are other treatment options that can be similarly effective although used “off-label”
Mitaban should be used cautiously in animals with skin lesions since more system absorption of Mitaban will occur which increases the likelihood of toxic effects.
Toxic to cats and rabbits
Amitriptyline
tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), act, in part, by inhibiting serotonin-norepinephrine re-uptake but they are not selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors.
- has been used in cats with cystitis know to flare up with stress but has no direct effect on spasms in the urethra
Amlodipine
To treat of choice for systemic hypertension in cats and dogs
Calcium channel blocker works by preventing calcium influx into vascular smooth muscle cells, thereby causing vasodilation.
Amoxicillin
effective against gram-positive bacteria, especially Staphylococcus. It is absorbed orally and can be administered in water to birds with susceptible bacterial infections
Bactericidal aminopenicillin with same spectrum as ampicillin (ineffective against bacteria that produce beta-lactamase
Amphotericin
Systemic antifungal used for serious mycotic infections
SE: nephrotoxic in dogs
Ampicillin
if given orally in rabbits can precipitate Clostridial enterotoxemia
bacterial aminopenicillin with same spectrum as amoxicillin (ineffective against bacteria that produce beta-lactamase)
Food in stomach causes reduced absorption
Amprolium
Can be used to treat of prevent coccidiosis
zero withdrawal time
Thiamine analog antiprotozoal (coccidia)
Prolonged high doses can cause thiamine deficiency
SE: occasional GI or neuro effects
Apraclonidine
eye drops used to test for Horners Syndrome -> reversal of anisocoria
alpha 2 adrenergic agonist used to reduce aqueous humor secretion.
Atenolol
beta-blocker, reduces heart rate, LV contractility, and also reduces myocardial oxygen demands.
ex. cat with HCM especially is outflow obstruction exists.
ex. treatment of atrial fibrillation - will slow AV nodal conduction to decrease the ventricular response to atrial fibrillation.
Atipamezole
Medetomidine or xylazine reversal agent
Alpha 2 adrenergic antagonist
Atracurium
non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent that acts by competitively binding to cholinergic receptors at the motor endplate.
More potent in horses, contraindicate in dogs with myasthenia gravis (hypersensitive)
Atropine
Prototype antimuscarinic agent used for a variety of indication (bradycardia, premed, antidote, etc.)
Contraindicated in cats with feline asthma - thickens bronchial secretions and encourages mucous plugging of airway (beta blocker = bronchoconstrictor)
- decreases salivary secretions facilitating intubation in cats
Azathioprine
SE: bone marrow suppression, hepatotoxicity, GI upset, acute pancreatitis (not nephrotoxic)
purine antagonist immunosuppressive agent that can be used to treat unresponsive IBD in dogs, but not cats.
Bacitracin
Component of triple antibiotic Neosporin
Used in poultry
Narrow spectrum: Streptococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, S. pyogenes.