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Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology - CYF MEDICAL DISTRIBUTION

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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TYPE A ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS<br />

Table 3.3 Drugs which are therapeutically useful in cats but which may have different toxicity/activity profiles than in dogs<br />

Aspirin<br />

Chloramphenicol<br />

Digoxin<br />

Doxorubicin<br />

Enrofloxacin<br />

Furosemide<br />

Griseofulvin<br />

Ketoconazole<br />

Lidocaine<br />

Megestrol acetate<br />

Methimazole<br />

Metronidazole<br />

Opioids<br />

Morphine derivatives (excluding meperidine<br />

[pethidine], butorphanol and buprenorphine)<br />

Organophosphates<br />

Tetracyclines<br />

Thiacetarsamide<br />

Hyperpnea<br />

Hypersensitivity<br />

Hyperthermia<br />

Anemia<br />

Vomiting<br />

Anorexia<br />

Bradycardia<br />

Arrhythmias<br />

Renal failure<br />

Blindness<br />

Dehydration<br />

Hypokalemia<br />

Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia<br />

Nonreversible ataxia<br />

Dry hair coat<br />

Weight loss<br />

Myocardial and CNS depression<br />

Mammary hypertrophy and neoplasia<br />

Cystic endometritis<br />

Diabetes mellitus<br />

Anorexia<br />

Vomiting<br />

Self-induced facial excoriation Bleeding diathesis<br />

Hepatopathy<br />

Serious hematological side effects<br />

Disorientation<br />

Ataxia<br />

Seizures<br />

Blindness<br />

Inconsistent sedation<br />

Increased risk of excitation<br />

Acute toxicity – hypersalivation, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle tremors<br />

Chronic or delayed toxicity – paresis or paralysis which may or may not be reversible<br />

Hepatic lipidosis<br />

Increased ALT activity<br />

Ptyalism<br />

Anorexia<br />

Drug fever<br />

Respiratory distress<br />

Fulminant pulmonary edema<br />

Body size and percentage fat<br />

Metabolic rate (estimated by O 2 consumption) is more<br />

closely related to body surface area than bodyweight so<br />

it has been suggested that small animals within a species<br />

may require a higher dose per kg than larger animals,<br />

when scaling is more closely linked to metabolic rate.<br />

This is particularly relevant to dogs where the body size<br />

within the species covers such a large range. Where<br />

there is a narrow therapeutic range for the drug, this<br />

factor can become very important. The dose of a drug<br />

with a narrow therapeutic ratio (e.g. digoxin, cytotoxic<br />

drugs) is usually calculated on body surface area rather<br />

than bodyweight. There can be a large difference in the<br />

calculated dose for dogs of extreme size (small or large)<br />

when weight or body surface areas are used. For drugs<br />

with a wide margin of safety such accurate dosing may<br />

not be clinically important. However, for drugs with a<br />

narrow margin of safety, failure to calculate the dose<br />

appropriately can result in toxicity or reduced therapeutic<br />

efficacy.<br />

Another consideration when adjusting dosages for<br />

body size is the fat component of the bodyweight. Drug<br />

dosages are usually expressed per unit weight within a<br />

particular species. One should attempt to estimate the<br />

appropriate lean bodyweight and use this to calculate<br />

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