PaulaM
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Post by PaulaM on Nov 2, 2014 8:15:38 GMT -7
Useful resources to help screen for potential drug interactions. There are no safe medications. Just a vet who practices safe use of drugs and an owner who is educated about each of the medications their dog is on. Owners play the role of a nurse at the hospital when caring for their dog at home. Informed owners know the adverse signs to monitor for and what action to take. Owners also act as a double checker of meds for drug interactions. No one is perfect, mistakes can be made, make sure to protect your dog by being fully informed. www.drugs.com/drug-interactions [interaction checker] reference.medscape.com/drug-interactionchecker PubMed - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed Can be used to search for both veterinary and human drug studies veterinary-help.com/ [gives doses] www.marvistavet.com/html/pharmacy_center.htmlwww.vasg.org/alphabetical_drug_summaries.htm [alpha listing of veterinary drugs by the Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgeisia Support Group] www.vasg.org/pdfs/NEWER%20OPTIONS%20FOR%20CHRONIC%20PAIN%20MANAGEMENT.pdf [Good overview of pain meds, interactions and doses] $4 Generic IVDD medsWalmart, Target and some grocery store pharmacies such as Smith's offer generic meds for $4 for ea 30 tablets prescription. The meds vets often prescribe during a disc episode are on this program. DO call to confirm as the lists can change. Part of how a vet keeps his business alive to pay the rent, the light bill, his employees and pay himself is to make some profit from his services. Your vet would be doing you a special favor to write such an Rx, so kindly appreciate this extra service. Do the legwork ahead of time by calling your local participating pharmacy genericmedlist.com/ to verify what med are on the $4 list before asking your vet to write an Rx for you to bring into the pharmacy. PREDNISONE is a steroid, an anti-inflammatory, used to reduce swelling in the spinal cord in order to prevent further damage and loss of neuro functions. Available in 2.5mg or 5mg tabs. MELOXICAM is a non-steroid anti-inflammatory used to reduce swelling in the spinal cord in order to prevent further damage and loss of neuro functions. Available in 7.5mg tab PEPCID AC (the generic is Famotidine) is an acid reducer to protect the stomach from bleeding and ulcers. Available in 20 mg tablet only. Doxies typically take 5mgs 2x a day. To save money make sure the vet writes a script for a 20 mg tablet. The pharmacist will not give you the larger tablet unless the script is written that way or called in that way. You would then have to cut a 20mg tab into quarters to equal 5mg a dose with an inexpensive pill splitter. Alternatively just buy a non-prescription brand X famotidine out in the store's shelves in a 10 mg tablet for quite a savings over brand name Pepcid AC. TRAMADOL is a centrally acting analgesic to mask pain until Prednisone has reduced swelling. Available in 50 mg tablets. METHOCARBAMOL relieves the pain of muscle spasms that can happen during a disc problem. Todate this med is NOT on the $4 lists. Do shop around to find best price. Ever changing discounted prices on drugs. You will need to call each of your town's pharmacies to find the best price for any drug not included the $4 generic program.
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