Detomidine Hydrochloride
Detomidine Hydrochloride is a sedative and analgesic medication primarily used in veterinary medicine for large animals such as horses and cattle. It provides sedation, muscle relaxation, and pain relief during medical procedures, examinations, and minor surgical interventions.
A veterinary sedative and analgesic primarily used in horses and cattle for procedures requiring calm and pain control.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 48928
- Generic
- Detomidine Hydrochloride
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- Detomised, Detomequin, DORMOSEDAN
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Used for sedation and analgesia in horses and other large animals during veterinary examinations, diagnostic procedures, minor surgical interventions, and as a pre-anesthetic agent. Also useful for handling fractious animals.
Functions as an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist, reducing norepinephrine release in the central nervous system to produce sedation, anxiolysis, and analgesia.
Should only be administered by licensed veterinarians. May cause cardiovascular and respiratory effects. Reversal agents exist. Not for use in food-producing animals without observing appropriate withdrawal periods.
Official drug label
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