What is Torbugesic used for?
Butorphanol (brand names: Stadol®, Torbutrol®, Torbugesic®, Dolorex®) is a systemic partial opiate agonist/antagonist used as an analgesic (pain control medication), pre-anesthetic, antitussive (cough suppressant), or antiemetic (prevents vomiting). It is a schedule IV-controlled substance.
How long does Torbugesic injection last?
Pre-clinical model studies and clinical field trials in cats demonstrated that the analgesic effects of TORBUGESIC-SA are seen within 20 minutes and persist in the majority of responding cats for 3 to 6 hours following subcutaneous injection (see Feline Pharmacology).
Is Torbugesic a pain relief?
Butorphanol Tartate, commonly known as Torbugesic®, Torbutrol® or Dolorex®, is primarily used in dogs and cats for pain relief and for coughing. Pain control is increasingly important in veterinary medicine as more is learned about the perception of pain in animals.
How do you administer Torbugesic?
Torbugesic Injection should be administered at 0.1 ml/10 kg bodyweight (equivalent to 0.1 mg butorphanol/kg) together with 0.1-0.25 ml Domitor/10 kg bodyweight (equivalent to 10-25 µg medetomidine/kg), depending on degree of sedation required, both by intramuscular or intravenous injection.
How long does Torbutrol take to work?
Aortic pressure returned to baseline control values within 15 to 30 minutes. Changes in cardiac contractile force and cardiac rate were of the same magnitude as the changes in aortic pressure.
Can humans take Torbugesic?
NOT FOR HUMAN USE. TORBUGESIC, a potent analgesic, should be used with caution with other sedative or analgesic drugs as these are likely to produce additive effects. There are no well-controlled studies using butorphanol in breeding horses, weanlings and foals. Therefore, the drug should not be used in these groups.
Is Torbutrol an antibiotic?
TORBUTROL (butorphanol tartrate) is a narcotic agonist- antagonist analgesic with potent antitussive activity. It is a member of the phenanthrene series. The chemical name is levo-N-cyclobutylmethyl-6, 10 α, β-dihydroxy-1,2,3,9,10,10a- hexahydro-(4H)-10, 4a-iminoethanophenanthrene tartrate (1:1).
What are the side effects of Torbutrol?
Adverse Reactions The most frequent adverse reaction reported in 264 dogs treated with oral TORBUTROL was slight sedation in 6 dogs (2.3%). Other less frequent adverse reactions which have been reported include anorexia/nausea and diarrhea (reported incidence less than 1%).
Is Torbutrol used for humans?
TORBUTROL is indicated for the relief of chronic non-productive cough associated with tracheobronchitis, tracheitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis and pharyngitis originating from inflammatory conditions of the upper respiratory tract.
Can people take Torbugesic?
What is an injectable drug that controls pain?
Epidural steroid injections After treating the injection site with a local anesthetic, we inject a dose of corticosteroid into the epidural space. This corticosteroid can dramatically reduce inflammation and swelling (a common cause of nerve impingement and chronic pain).
What is the strongest pain relief injection?
Opioids more powerful than morphine include hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and oxymorphone (Opana). But the strongest opioid in community use is fentanyl which, in its intravenous form, is 70 to 100 times more potent than morphine.