Kvamatel 20 mg, powder for solution for injection, human medicine
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DogShort-term hospital IV acid suppression when oral therapy is impossible and acid-related gastroduodenal erosion/ulcer or reflux oesophagitis is suspected or confirmed; not routine antiemesis or nonspecific prophylaxis
6.4/10
Situational / acceptable
CatShort-term hospital IV acid suppression when oral therapy is impossible and acid-related gastroduodenal erosion/ulcer or reflux oesophagitis is suspected or confirmed; not routine antiemesis or nonspecific prophylaxis
Information not fully verifiedExact human label: 20 mg/vial; reconstitution with the supplied 5 ml solvent gives 4 mg/ml; IV only, slow injection or infusion in hospital, with oral transition when feasible. Veterinary intermittent and CRI regimens have different evidence and must not be collapsed into one unrestricted calculator.
Famotidine: No dose supported by a publicly verifiable source yet
Known Contraindications
Warning
Do not use acid-suppressant drugs as antiemetics. Vomiting can be the primary sign of gastritis in dogs and cats, but acid suppression does not treat nausea or vomiting itself.
Sources: ACVIM
Warning
H2-receptor antagonists are eliminated through a combination of renal excretion and hepatic metabolism. Accumulation is expected when both organs are impaired; no specific dose-reduction schedule is provided.
Sources: ACVIM
Warning
In hepatic impairment, account for reduced elimination through one of the two principal clearance pathways; see the corresponding renal-impairment warning.
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