Miscellaneous Drugs Used in Veterinary Practice
Bromide salts -- one of the first treatments for epilepsy in humans, has regained favour for treating epilepsy in small animals, especially dogs.  Potassium bromide is used at a dose of 30-40 mg/Kg in either capsules or aqueous solution

Cyclosporine -- Ophtlamic drops of cyclosporine are used to treat dogs with keratoconjunctivitis sicca.  The human oral elixir is used to compound the preparation by diluting it to 1-2% in either olive oil, N.F. or corn oil, under aseptic conditions.

Phenylpropanolamine -- Used to increase urethral sphincter tone and urinary competence in dogs (12.5-50 mg) and cats (12.5 mg).

Inflammation of the ear, without infection, may be treated by a combination of fluocinolone in DMSO plus flunixin in a ratio of 8:3, respectively.  NOTE that in compounding this formulation, an exothermic reaction takes place.

Most other disease states encountered in small animal practice are treated in a manner to and using drugs available for human medicine.  One drug that is not approved for use in humans thus far is the ACE inhibitor benaziprilat.  This drug is a pro-drug to the human medicine benazepril.  It is marketed under the trade name Forekor® and is intended in the treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs.

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