Dormosedan Sterile Solution

دورموسيدان محلول معقم

Pharmaceutical Injection

Dormosedan (detomidine hydrochloride) Sterile Solution is a potent alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonist indicated for use as a sedative and analgesic to facilitate examination, handling, minor surgical procedures, and pain management in horses.

Dosage Form

Injection

Product Type

Pharmaceutical

Manufacturer

Zoetis

Package

5 mL and 20 mL multi-dose glass vials containing 10 mg/mL detomidine hydrochloride

Dosages

Species	Dosage	Route	Duration
Horse	Sedation: 20 to 40 mcg/kg (0.2 to 0.4 mL/100 kg) IV or IM; Analgesia: 20 to 40 mcg/kg IV or IM	Intravenous (IV) or Intramuscular (IM)	Onset 2-5 minutes IV; duration of action lasts 45 to 120 minutes depending on dose

Withdrawal Periods

Species	Meat (days)	Milk (days)	Eggs (days)
Horse	2

Indications

Sedation and analgesia in horses to facilitate examinations, diagnostics, tube passings, wound treatments, dental procedures, and minor surgery.
Visceral analgesia for horses experiencing colic pain.

Contraindications

Do not use in horses with atrioventricular (AV) heart block, preexisting bradycardia, or congestive heart failure.
Do not use in horses in endotoxic or traumatic shock.
Do not administer concurrently with potentiated sulfonamides.

Precautions

Horses can kick defensively despite profound sedation; handlers must exercise caution.
Causes pronounced bradycardia, cardiac conduction blocks, and respiratory depression.
Do not feed horse until full recovery and swallowing reflex have returned.

Side Effects

Marked bradycardia, first- and second-degree heart block, piloerection, sweating, ataxia, and transient penile prolapse.

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Documents

Dormosedan Sterile Solution Prescribing Information
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Active Ingredients

Detomidine hydrochloride
10 mg/mL

Diseases

No diseases linked.

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Companies

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