Complete Up To Date Information about Combuthal Powder.
NADA Number: 010-346 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Combuthal Powder |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Cross Vetpharm Group Ltd. |
| Sponsor Address |
Broomhill rd. Tallaght, Dublin, 24 IRELAND |
| Ingredients |
Pentobarbital Sodium Thiopental Sodium |
| Species |
Cat, no use class stated or implied Dog, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Intravenous |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
522.2444b Sodium thiopental, sodium pentobarbital for injection. Specifications: Each gram of the drug contains 750 milligrams of sodium thiopental and 250 milligrams of sodium pentobarbital sterile powder for dilution with sterile water for injection. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: For total anesthesia, it is given at approximately 10 to 12 milligrams intravenously per pound of body weight over a period of 3.5 to 5 minutes. When preanesthetic medication is used, it is important to wait at least an hour before administering thiopental and sodium pentobarbital for injection, and the dosage necessary for anesthesia is reduced. Usually 1/2 to 2/3 the normal amount is adequate. Indications: It is used as an anesthetic for intravenous administration to dogs during short to moderately long surgical procedures. Limitations: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cats Amount: For total anesthesia, it is given at approximately 10 to 12 milligrams intravenously per pound of body weight over a period of 3.5 to 5 minutes. When preanesthetic medication is used, it is important to wait at least an hour before administering thiopental and sodium pentobarbital for injection, and the dosage necessary for anesthesia is reduced. Usually 1/2 to 2/3 the normal amount is adequate. Indications: It is used as an anesthetic for intravenous administration to cats during short to moderately long surgical procedures. Limitations: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. |