| Drug Dosage Chart
| Drug Generic Name |
Drug Trade Name |
Drug Type |
Controlled Substance? |
Mouse Dose (mg/kg) |
|
Rat Dose (mg/kg) |
|
Dog Dose (mg/kg) |
|
Rabbit Dose (mg/kg) |
|
Swine Dose (mg/kg) |
|
Xenopus leavis (frog) Dose (mg/kg) |
| acepromazine maleate |
ACE, Atravet |
Sedative |
no |
1-2 |
|
1-2 |
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.1-0.2 |
|
|
| acetominophen |
Tylenol |
Analgesic |
no |
300 |
|
110-300 |
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ampicillin |
Polyflex, Omnipen-N, Polycillin-N |
Antibiotic |
no |
2-10 |
|
50-150 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| atipamezole HCL |
Antisedan |
Reversal Agent |
no |
~1-2.5 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
| aspirin |
Aspirin |
Analgesic |
no |
120-300 |
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| flunixin meglumine |
Banamine |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory |
no |
2.5 |
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| bupivacaine HCL |
Marcaine, Sensorcaine |
Local Anesthetic |
no |
|
|
|
|
0.50% |
|
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
|
| buprenorphine |
Buprenex |
Analgesic |
yes |
0.05-0.1 |
|
0.05-0.1 |
|
0.05-0.1 |
|
0.05-0.1 |
|
0.05-0.1 |
|
|
| butorphanol tartrate |
Torbugesic, Torbutrol |
Analgesic |
yes |
1-2 |
|
2 |
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
0.1-0.5 |
|
|
| carprofen |
Rimadyl |
Anti-Inflammatory Analgesic |
no |
|
|
5 |
|
3.00 |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
|
| cefazolin sodium |
Ancef, Kefzol |
Antibiotic |
no |
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| chloral hydrate |
Aquachoral, Noctec |
Sedative |
no |
400 |
|
200-300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| chloramphenicol |
Cloramphhenicol Sodium Succinate, Chloramphenicol Palmitate |
Antibiotic |
no |
50 |
|
50 |
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| diazepam |
Valium |
Sedative |
yes |
5 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| enrofloxacin |
Baytril |
Antibiotic |
no |
5 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| fentanyl |
Durgesic |
Analgesic |
yes |
|
|
|
|
50 ug/hr patch |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| gentamycin sulfate |
Gentocin |
Antibiotic |
no |
5 |
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| halothane |
Fluothane |
Anesthetic |
no |
1-3% |
|
1-3% |
|
1-3% |
|
1-3% |
|
1-3% |
|
|
| ibuprofen |
Advil, Motrin |
Analgesic |
no |
7.5 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| isoflurane |
Aerrane, IsoFlo |
Anesthetic |
no |
1-3% |
|
1-3% |
|
1-3% |
|
1-3% |
|
1-3% |
|
|
| ketamine |
Ketaset, Vetalar, Vetaket |
Anesthetic |
yes |
100-120 |
|
50-100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ketoprofen |
Ketofen |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory |
no |
|
|
5 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
| lidocaine HCL |
Xylocaine |
Analgesic |
no |
|
|
|
|
1% |
|
0.5% |
|
|
|
|
| medetomidine HCL |
Domitor |
Anesthetic or Sedative |
no |
0.03-0.10 |
|
0.03-0.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| meperidine |
Demerol |
Analgesic and Sedative |
yes |
20 |
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| methohexital |
Brevital |
Anesthesia |
no |
6 |
|
7-10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| midazolem HCL |
Versed |
Sedative |
yes |
5 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| morphine sulfate |
MS Contin, Roxanol, Duramorph |
Analgesic |
yes |
10 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| nalbuphine |
Nubain |
Analgesic |
yes |
4-8 |
|
2-5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| nitrous oxide (N2O) |
N20 |
Experimental |
no |
|
|
|
|
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| oxymorphone |
Numorphan |
Analgesic |
yes |
0.15 |
|
0.15 |
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.01-0.2 |
|
|
| penicillin |
Flo-cillin, Dual-pen |
Antibiotic |
no |
100000 |
|
100000 |
|
40000 |
|
50000 |
|
20000 |
|
|
| pentobarbital sodium |
Nembutal, pentobarbitone sodium |
Anesthetic |
yes |
40-85 |
|
30-50 |
|
20-60 |
|
20-60 |
|
20-60 |
|
|
| propofol |
PropoFlo, Rapinovet |
Anesthetic |
no |
|
|
|
|
16-22 |
|
13-26 |
|
|
|
|
| tiletamine or zolazepam |
Telazol |
Anesthetic |
no |
|
|
20-40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| tetracycline |
Panmycin |
Antibiotic |
no |
20 |
|
20 |
|
40 |
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
| thiopental sodium |
Pentothal |
Anesthetic |
yes |
25 |
|
30 |
|
13-26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| tribromoethanol |
Avertin |
Anesthetic |
no |
250 |
|
350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| tricaine methane sulphonate |
TSM, MS-222 |
Anesthetic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50-150 by injection or 300-500 per liter by immersion |
| trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole |
TMS |
Antibiotic |
no |
30 |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
0.2 ml |
|
|
|
|
| xylazine HCL |
Rompun, AnaSed |
Anesthetic |
no |
8-16 |
|
5-10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| xylazine HCL for frogs |
Rompun, AnaSed |
Analgesic |
no |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10, intracolemic at completion of surgery |
| yohimbine HCL |
Yobine |
Reversal |
no |
2.1 |
|
2.1 |
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
|
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