Flunazine Equine Paste

Flunazine Equine Paste
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List Price: $49.24
Sale Price: $34.99
Code: 1FLU015
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Indications:

For the alleviation of inflammation and pain associated with musculoskeletal disorders in horses.

Benefits:

  • Controls inflammatory response
  • NSAID approved for oral administration
  • Non-narcotic
  • Active for up to 36 hours
  • Palatable Apple flavor

Dosage and Administration

The recommended dose of flunixin meglumine is 0.5 mg per lb of body weight once daily. The Flunazine® Equine Paste syringe, calibrated in twelve 250-lb weight increments, delivers 125 mg of flunixin for each 250 lbs (see dosage table). One syringe will treat a 1000-lb horse once daily for 3 days, or three 1000-lb horses one time.

Syringe Mark* Horse Weight (lbs) Flunazine® Equine Paste Delivered (g) mg Flunixin Delivered
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250 250 2.5 125
500 500 5.0 250
750 750 7.5 375
1000 1000 10.0 500

The paste is orally administered by inserting the nozzle of the syringe through the interdental space, and depositing the required amount of paste on the back of the tongue by depressing the plunger.

Side Effects

During field studies with flunixin meglumine, no significant side effects were reported.

Toxicity

No toxic effects were observed in rats given oral flunixin meglumine 2 mg/kg per day for 42 days. Higher doses produced ulceration of the gastrointestinal tract. The emetic dose in dogs is between 150 and 250 mg/kg. Flunixin was well tolerated in monkeys dosed daily with 4 mg/kg for 56 days. No adverse effects occurred in horses dosed orally with 1.0 or 1.5 mg/lb for 5 consecutive days.

Storage

Store at 20°C - 25°C (68°F - 77°F); excursions permitted between 15°C - 30°C (59°F - 86°F)