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Veterinary Drugs

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Definition: Drugs used by veterinarians in the treatment of animal diseases. The veterinarian's pharmacological armamentarium is the counterpart of drugs treating human diseases, with dosage and administration adjusted to the size, weight, disease, and idiosyncrasies of the species. In the United States most drugs are subject to federal regulations with special reference to the safety of drugs and residues in edible animal products.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specific drug /ther use with required animal dis precoords with /drug ther    Other names Veterinary Pharmaceuticals; Veterinary Drug; Pharmaceuticals, Veterinary; Drug, Veterinary; Drugs, Veterinary
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
flunixin meglumine  42461-84-7 2-((2-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)- phenyl)amino)-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid with meglumine compounded  Clonixin/*analogs & derivatives Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Veterinary Drugs.
Pharma Action Prostaglandin Antagonists
J Pharmacol Exptl Therap 200(3):501;1977
flunixin  38677-85-9 2(2'-methyl-3'-trifluoromethylanilino)nicotinic acid  Clonixin/*analogs & derivatives Analgesics Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Veterinary Drugs. Brit J Anaesth 49(5):467;1977

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