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Mirtazapine for dogs: Dosage and safety

The Checkup by Singlecare

Veterinarians may use it in a cat to prevent nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy. Pet parents will use tablets made for humans or mirtazapine custom-made by a compounding pharmacy. Mirtazapine manufactured for humans has fixed dosage strengths of 7.5 Its use as an antiemetic in dogs hasn’t been studied.

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STAT+: More hospital pharmacists are rationing drugs due to increasing shortages

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And the problem has become so bad – especially for chemotherapies — that one-third of hospital pharmacists reported their institutions are rationing, delaying, or canceling treatments or procedures, according to a new survey.

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Ondansetron for dogs: Dosage and safety

The Checkup by Singlecare

In human patients, it’s used to treat vomiting and nausea due to cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Veterinarians commonly use ondansetron for chemotherapy, but its use in dogs is “ off-label.” Nausea-inducing chemotherapy is a common reason veterinarians give dogs ondansetron. Dosages also vary depending on the source.

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