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Description
Following the tried and trusted format of previous editions of the popular BSAVA Small Animal Formulary, Part B of the 9th edition covers small mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and amphibians. There are few licensed products for treatment of non-traditional companion animal species and this formulary draws on a wide range of published sources and expert opinion of common drug usages to provide a single referenced source of drug dosages for use in exotic pet species.
• Explains the important differences in physiology and metabolism between the species groups that may make them respond to and process drugs very differently, the understanding of which is essential to avoid potential toxicity or lack of efficacy.
• Appendices detail sedation and chemotherapy protocols for the non-traditional companion animal species
• This formulary has been compiled by some of the leading species experts - another BSAVA product created by the profession for the profession
Table of Contents
Contents
Editorial Panel
Preface to the ninth edition
Foreword
Introduction
Notes on the monographs
Distribution categories
The prescribing cascade
Drug storage and dispensing
Health and safety in dispensing
Drug listings and monographs
(listed A–Z by generic name)
Appendix I: general information
Abbreviations
Writing a prescription
Topical polypharmaceuticals
Guidelines for responsible antibacterial use
Dosing small and exotic animals
Composition of intravenous fluids
Safety and handling of chemotherapeutic agents
Percentage solutions
Drugs usage in renal and hepatic insufficiency
Suspected Adverse Reaction Surveillance Scheme
Further reading and useful websites
Appendix II: protocols
Chemotherapy protocols
Sedation/immobilization protocols
Index sorted by therapeutic class
Index (alphabetical by generic and trade names)
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