Handbook Of Veterinary Drugs

Handbook of Veterinary Drugs

From the Inside FlapHere is the essential-and efficient-drug reference for today's veterinarian. This thoroughly updated third editing of the popular formulary provides current drugs and veterinary practices in a practical format that's concise, portable, and easy to use. You'll have immediate access to a compendium of essential drug information on therapies for a full range of large, small, and exotic animals. With its breadth of content and efficient format, it's the ideal text for veterinary students and a valuable clinical tool for practice and rotations.Highlights and Features: For ease of use, the book is divided into Small Animals (dogs and cats), Large Animals (horses, ruminant species, and pigs), and Exotic Species (avian species, ferrets, reptiles, rodents, and rabbits). Each part includes a table of drugs and dosages and an alphabetically organized description of commonly prescribed medications. Part III, Exotics, is further subdivided according to animal type: rodents and rabbits, ferrets, reptiles, and birds. Each entry includes the generic drug name (and U.S. and Canadian trade names, as appropriate), indications, routes of administration, adverse and common side effects (including long-term human exposure considerations, as required by U.S. regulations), drug interactions, source of supply, formulations, and additional drug uses. Small Animals, Part I, now includes information on analgesics for acute and chronic pain in dogs and cats, plus chemotherapy protocols. Practical tables cover antimicrobial agents, antiparasitics, and anthelmintics used in treating various species. Easy-scan index speeds readers from generic or brand drug name to complete entries.This new, thoroughly updated edition of a popular formulary includes current drugs and veterinary practices. The practical format is exceptionally concise, portable, and easy to use, and offers readers immediate access to essential information on therapies for dogs, cats, horses, ruminant species, pigs, birds, rodents, rabbits, ferrets, and reptiles. Drugs are logically organized by small, large, and exotic species. Each section begins with a table of dosages and is followed by alphabetically organized entries of commonly prescribed medications. Entries include the generic drug name (and U.S. and Canadian trade names, as appropriate), indications, routes of administration, adverse and common side effects, drug interactions, formulations, and additional drug uses. Dosage conversion tables and formulas are easy to find and use. An easy-scan index speeds readers from drug generic or brand name to complete entries.From the Back CoverHere is the essential-and efficient-drug reference for today's veterinarian. This thoroughly updated third editing of the popular formulary provides current drugs and veterinary practices in a practical format that's concise, portable, and easy to use. You'll have immediate access to a compendium of essential drug information on therapies for a full range of large, small, and exotic animals. With its breadth of content and efficient format, it's the ideal text for veterinary students and a valuable clinical tool for practice and rotations.Highlights and Features: For ease of use, the book is divided into Small Animals (dogs and cats), Large Animals (horses, ruminant species, and pigs), and Exotic Species (avian species, ferrets, reptiles, rodents, and rabbits). Each part includes a table of drugs and dosages and an alphabetically organized description of commonly prescribed medications. Part III, Exotics, is further subdivided according to animal type: rodents and rabbits, ferrets, reptiles, and birds. Each entry includes the generic drug name (and U.S. and Canadian trade names, as appropriate), indications, routes of administration, adverse and common side effects (including long-term human exposure considerations, as required by U.S. regulations), drug interactions, source of supply, formulations, and ad