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alprazolam – benzodiazepine used as an anxiolytic and tranquilizer; altrenogest – used to synchronizes estrus; amantadine – analgesic for chronic pain; aminophylline – bronchodilator; amitraz – antiparasitic; amitriptyline – tricyclic antidepressant used to treat separation anxiety, excessive grooming dogs and cats
Drug Name Common Trade Names [a] Year Approved Typical Oral Dosage Formulations (mg) Approx. Equivalent Oral Dose to 10 mg Diazepam [b] (mg) Peak Onset of Action (hours) Elimination Half-life of Active Metabolite (hours) Primary Therapeutic Use Adinazolam: Deracyn: Research chemical: 1–2: 3: anxiolytic, antidepressant: Alprazolam
Alprazolam has varied legal status depending on jurisdiction: In the United States, alprazolam is a prescription drug and is assigned to Schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). [100] Under the UK drug misuse classification system, alprazolam is a Class C drug.
Disposal of expired stock must be witnessed by a designated inspector (either a local drug-enforcement police officer or official from health authority). [226] [227] Benzodiazepine use ranges from occasional binges on large doses, to chronic and compulsive drug use of high doses. [228] Benzodiazepines are commonly used recreationally by poly ...
ATC code N05 Psycholeptics is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.
Sep. 11—A Delmont woman who works as a veterinary technician is accused of attempting to fill a Xanax prescription for her dog four months after it had been euthanized, according to court papers.
Benzodiazepines, such as alprazolam, are anxiolytic medications. Benzodiazepines are beneficial in the treatment of stimuli-evoking anxiety, or phobias. One study on storm phobias found that 30 out of the 32 canines involved in the study had reductions in anxious behaviors after being treated with alprazolam.
No seizures were seen within 16 hours of acepromazine administration in the 36 dogs that received the drug, and the seizures abated for 1.5 to 8 hours (n=6) or did not recur (n=2) in eight of 10 dogs that were actively seizing. Excitement-induced seizures were reduced for 2 months in one dog. [17]