Complete Up To Date Information about Anestatal™.
NADA Number: 132-028 | |
| Proprietary Name |
Anestatal™ |
|---|---|
| Sponsor |
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. |
| Sponsor Address |
2621 North Belt Highway St.Joseph, MO 64502 USA |
| Ingredients |
Thiamylal Sodium |
| Species |
Cat, no use class stated or implied Horse, no use class stated or implied Dog, no use class stated or implied Cattle, no use class stated or implied Swine, no use class stated or implied |
| Routes of Administration |
Intravenous |
| Dose Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Drug Form |
Liquid (solution) |
| Dispensing Status |
RX |
|
Dosage Amount, Indications & Limitations |
522.2424 Sodium thiamylal for injection. Specifications: The drug is a sterile dry powder. It is reconstituted aseptically with sterile distilled water for injection, or sodium chloride injection, to a desire concentration of 0.5 to 4 percent sodium thiamylal. Conditions of use: Dogs Amount: When diluted aseptically to the desired concentration and administered intravenously to effect, the average single dose is 8 milligrams per pound of body weight (when used with a preanesthetic, generally one-half the normal dose). Indications: It is used as an ultra-short-acting anesthetic. Limitations: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cats Amount: When diluted aseptically to the desired concentration and administered intravenously to effect, the average single dose is 8 milligrams per pound of body weight (when used with a preanesthetic, generally one-half the normal dose). Indications: It is used as an ultra-short-acting anesthetic. Limitations: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Swine Amount: When diluted aseptically to the desired concentration and administered intravenously to effect, the average single dose is 40 milligrams per 5 pounds of body weight. Indications: It is used as an ultra-short-acting anesthetic. Limitations: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Horses Amount: When diluted aseptically to the desired concentration and administered intravenously to effect, the average single dose is: light anesthesia, 1 gram per 500 pounds to 1,100 pounds of body weight; deep anesthesia, 1 gram per 300 pounds of body weight (40 milligrams per 12 pounds of body weight). Indications: It is used as an ultra-short-acting anesthetic. Limitations: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Cattle Amount: When diluted aseptically to the desired concentration and administered intravenously to effect, the average single dose is: short duration, 20 milligrams per 5 pounds of body weight; longer duration, 40 milligrams per 7 pounds of body weight. Indications: It is used as an ultra-short-acting anesthetic. Limitations: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. NAS/NRC status: The conditions of use specified in this paragraph are NAS/NRC reviewed and found effective. Applications for these uses need not include effectiveness data as specified in 514.111 of this chapter but may require bioequivalency and safety information. |