Post-procedural pain medication gets label extension from the FDAApril 12, 2024An extended-release buprenorphine injectable suspension indicated for mice, rats, ferrets, Ethiqa XR gets the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) green light for use in non-human primates (NHPs)
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Reconsidering antibiotic duration for canine aspiration pneumoniaMarch 29, 2024Extended antibiotic therapy is not an unreasonable idea. New research is whittling away the recommended duration of antibiotics for canine aspiration pneumonia. Is there, in fact, good evidence for recommendations for long duration of antibiotic therapy for aspiration pneumonia?
Are you prescribing aconite (Monkshood, Wolf's Bane, Queen of Poisons)?February 24, 2024In the Chemistry World article titled, “The dead of aconite,”4 we learn that aconitine, an aconite alkaloid, is 100 times more lethal than strychnine.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveMythbusters—Emergency and Critical Care Pharma EditionNovember 10, 2023Do we still need to use heparin to flush peripheral IV catheters? Should you still stock doxapram in my neonatal resuscitation kit? What about administering steroids or pain medications to emergency patients? Liz Hughston, RVT, CVT, LVT, LVMT, VTS (SAIM)(ECC), addresses these emergency and critical care pharmacological questions, along with evidence to support recommendations.
Puppy survives parvo with a single-dose treatmentOctober 27, 2023PAWS Chicago administers the Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody (CPMA) to a three-month-old puppy that was set to be euthanized at the city pound.
Is CBD a better option than NSAIDs?October 2, 2023CBD has amassed evidential support and transparent quality control. Could it provide a suitable treatment choice? Certainly, more remains to be known about dosing and drug-herb interactions.
