Medications Flashcards
Carprofen
NSAID
Uses: pain control
Side effects: diarrhea, vomiting
Do not give to pets with kidney or liver disease
Do not give with: steroids
Meloxicam
NSAID
Uses: pain control
Side effects: diarrhea, vomiting
Do not give to pets with kidney or liver disease
Do not give with: steroids
Trazodone
SSRI
Uses: anti-anxiety, sedation
Do not give with: other SSRIs (fluoxetine/prozac)
Clavamox
Uses: antibiotic (contains amoxicillin and Cleveland acid)
Side effects: vomiting, diarrhea
Always give with food
Dexmedetomidine
Alpha-2 agonist
Uses: sedation
Side effects: low heart rate and increased blood pressure (vasoconstriction)
Do not give to pets with heart disease
Can be given IV or IM
Antisedan
Uses: reversal agent for dexmedetomidine
Given IM
Butorphanol
Partial opioid
Uses: sedation
Hydromorphone
Opioid
Uses: pain control
Prednisone
Steroid
Uses: anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive
Side effects: increased drinking/urination, appetite, panting
Do not give with: NSAIDs
Prednisolone
Steroid
Uses: anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive
Side effects: increased drinking/urination, appetite, panting
Do not give with: NSAIDs
Dexamethasone
Steroid
Uses: anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive
Side effects: increased drinking/urination, appetite, panting
Do not give with: NSAIDs
Propofol
Uses: anesthetic induction agent (starts anesthesia)
Side effects: apnea (stops breathing)
Do not give to pets with heart disease
Ketamine
Uses: anesthetic induction agent (starts anesthesia)
Alfaxalone
Uses: anesthetic induction agent (starts anesthesia), sedation
Safe to give to pets with heart disease
Lidocaine
Local anesthetic
Uses: numb injected area temporarily
Bupivacaine
Local anesthetic
Uses: numb injected area temporarily
Apomorphine
Dopamine agonist
Uses: induce vomiting
Midazolam
Benzodiazepine
Uses: sedative, anti-seizure, muscle relaxant
Given at time of induction of anesthesia
Diazepam
Benzodiazepine
Uses: sedative, anti-seizure, muscle relaxant
Given at time of induction of anesthesia
Flumazenil
Uses: reversal agent for benzodiazepines (midazolam and diazepam)
Gabapentin
Uses: nerve pain, anti-anxiety
Side effects: sedation, wobbliness (ataxia)
