Castran
Komposition
Contains per ml.:15 mg. Acepromazine maleate
1 ml. Solvents ad.
Verschreibung
Acepromazine is a neuroleptic belonging to the phenothiazines with a sedative action. The effect is set in within 5 10 minutes after intravenous injection and within 15 20 minutes after intramuscular injection and is maintained for 6 to 12 hours.Indikation
All situations where sedation is needed, for instance during transport, with several forms of stress, small operations and as a pre anaesthetic with larger operations.Kontra-Indikationen
Administration to animals with heart or respiratory diseases.Administration together with local anaesthetics (like procaine) or organo-phosphates (like insecticides) because acepromazine potentates toxicity of these compounds.
Hypothermia or hypertension.
Nebenwirkungen
After high doses respiratory disorders, hypertensy and tachydardy can occur.Penis relaxation in male animals.
Dosierung
For intramuscular or intravenous administration.Calves, cattle, horses and swine:
- Light sedation and premedication with general anaesthesia:
0.5 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intravenously or 1 ml. per 100 kg. body
weight intramuscularly.
- Strong sedation:
1 ml. per 100 kg. body weight intravenously or 2 ml. per 100 kg. body
weight intramuscularly.
Cats and dogs:
- Light sedation and premedication with general anaesthesia:
0.25 ml. per 10 kg. body weight intravenously or intramuscularly.
- Strong sedation:
0.5 ml. per 10 kg. body weight intravenously or intramuscularly.
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- For meat: 5 days.- For milk: 1day.