Drugs and Medications
Compendium Articles
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Acepromazine
Learn about the uses for Acepromazine in keeping your horse safe and calm when routines change or surgical procedures are necessary.
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Acetazolamide
Read to learn how Acetazolamide is used to treat many conditions in horses including treatment of dysfunctions in the central nervous system that cause paralysis and muscle weakness and its effectiveness as a treatment of glaucoma in horses.
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Albuterol
 Read to learn how Albuterol is effective in treating wheezing and shortness of breath associated with airway obstruction in equines and as a tocolytic agent to suppress uterine contractions when premature labor appears to be imminent in mares.
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Altrenogest
Learn how Altrenogest produces a progestational effect in mares and gives horse owners the ability to manage the reproductive cycle with more control over breeding procedures and the timing of the arrival of foals.
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Aluminum Hydroxide
Learn how Aluminum hydroxide, an antacid, is effective in treating equine ulcers, gastritis and other stomach, kidney, and intestinal conditions when combined with H-2 blockers.
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Aminoglycosides
Learn how the group of antibiotics known as Aminoglycosides are effective in treating infections that are caused by aerobic gram-negative bacteria and often combined with other antibiotics, such as penicillin, for wide-spectrum bacterial treatment.
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Anabolic Steroids
 Learn how Anabolic steroids are used in horses to rebuild tissues weakened by disease, injury or surgery and also to help increase weight and muscle mass, as well as alleviate anemia, but also have unanswered questions about proper use in horses.
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Antihistamines
Learn how Antihistamines are effective in treating allergic reactions in horses such as tongue or facial swelling due to bee sting, insect bite, or contact with an irritating plant and are often used in cases of itching and swelling due to allergic skin
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Aspirin
 Learn how Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, is useful as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to relieve pain, reduce fever, treat blood clotting problems, and as an anti-inflammatory agent that treats everything from laminitis to intestinal is
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Atropine
Learn how Atropine is effective in treating horses with breathing problems, abnormal heart rhythms, eye problems, and in the treatment of overdoses with organophosphates found in older types of dewormers and some fly sprays and insecticides.