List of veterinary drugs

A list of drugs used in veterinary medicine.

A

• Acepromazine – Neuroleptic drug related to chlorpromazine used as a sedative and antiemetic.
• Amitraz – Antiparasitic used to control ticks, mites, lice and other animal pests. Cannot be used on horses.
• Amitryptyline – Tricyclic antidepressant used to treat separation anxiety, excessive grooming and spraying in dogs and cats.
• Amoxicillin – Antibiotic indicated for susceptible gram positive and gram negative infections. Ineffective against species that produce beta-lactamase.
• Artificial tears – lubricant eye drops used to treat keratoconjunctivitis sicca
• Atipamezole – alpha₂-adrenergic antagonist used to reverse the sedative and analgesic effects of dexmedetomidine and medetomidine in dogs.

B

• Benazepril – ACE-inhibitor used in heart failure, hypertension, chronic renal failure and protein-losing nephropathy.
• Boldenone – anabolic steroid for treatment of horses.
• Buprenorphine – narcotic for pain relief in cats after surgery
• Butorphanol – narcotic for pain relief in horses

C

• Carprofen – COX-2 selective NSAID used to relieve pain and inflammation in dogs. Annedotal reports of severe GI effects in cats.
• Cefovecin – Cephalosporin-class antibiotic used to treat skin infections in dogs and cats.
• Cephalexin – Antibiotic, particularly useful for susceptible Staphylococcus infections.
• Chloramphenicol – Particularly Useful for Anaerobic Bacterial Infections, both Gram (+) and (-). Crosses blood brain barrier, useful in treatment of meningitis
• Cimetidine – H2 antagonist used to reduce GI acid production aids in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers as well as esophageal reflux. Newer agents may be more appropriate as they have a longer duration of action and fewer drug interactions (i.e. ranididine, famotidine, omeprazole).
• Clamoxyquine – Antiparasitic to treat salmonids for infection with the myxozoan parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis.
• Clavulanic acid – Adjunct to penicillin-derived antibiotics used to overcome resistance in bacteria that secrete beta-lactamase.
• Clenbuterol – A decongestant and bronchodilator used for the treatment of recurrent airway obstruction in horses
• Clindamycin Hydrochloride – Antibiotic with particular use in dental infections. Effective against most aerobic gram positive cocci (not Strep faecalis), Corynebacterium diptheriae, Nocardia asteroides, Erysepelothrix, Toxoplasma, and Mycoplama. Anaerobic bacteria susceptible: Clostridium perfringins, C. Tetani, Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Actinomyces.
• Clomipramine Hydrochloride – Primarily in dogs: Obsessive-compulsive disorders, dominance aggression and anxiety., may be useful in spraying cats

D

• Deracoxib – Post operative pain management and osteoarthritis. --- Interest in use as adjunctive treatment to transitional cell carcinoma
• Dexamethasone – Antiinflammatory, Diagnostic tool for Cushings (Low and high Dose Dex. Suppression test)
• Diazepam – Benzodiazepine used to treat status epilepticus, also used as a preanesthetic and a sedative.
• Dichlorophene – fungicide, germicide, and antimicrobial agent used for the removal of parasites such as ascarids, hookworms, and tapeworms from cats and dogs

E

• Enrofloxacin – Broad spectrum antibiotic (gram positive and gram negatives) -- not recommended for streptococci, or anaerobic bacteria
• Equine chorionic gonadotropin – gonadotropic hormone used to induce ovulation in livestock prior to artificial insemination

F

• Flunixin – NSAID used as an analgesic and antipyretic in horses.
• Furosemide – diuretic used to prevent exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage in horses

H

• Hydromorphone – analgesia, premed

I

• Isoxsuprine – vasodilator used for laminitis and navicular disease in horses
• Ivermectin – a broad-spectrum antiparasitic used in horses and dogs

K

• Ketamine – anesthetic and tranquilizer in cats, dogs, horses, and other animals
• Ketoprofen – non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)

L

• Lufenuron – insecticide used for flea control

M

• Marbofloxacin – antibiotic
• Maropitant – Antiemetic
• Medetomidine – surgical anesthetic and analgesic
• Meloxicam – non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
• Metoclopramide Hydrochloride – Potent antiemetic, secondarily as a prokinetic.
• Metronidazole – Highly effective against anaerobic bacteria. Has good activity against protozoa, but Fenbendazole may be a better choice. (more effective, less side effects)
• Milbemycin oxime – a broad spectrum antiparasitic used as an anthelmintic, insecticide and miticide
• Mirtazapine – antiemetic and appetite stimulant in cats and dogs

N

• Neomycin –
• Nitenpyram – insecticide
• Nitroscanate – Anthelmintic used to treat Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephalia, Taenia, and Dipylidium caninum (roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms).
• Nystatin –

O

• Ofloxacin –
• Oxibendazole – anthelmintic

P

• Pentobarbital – Humane euthanasia of animals not to be used for food
• Phenobarbital – Antiseizure medication
• Phenylbutazone – non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
• Pirlimycin – antimicrobial
• Ponazuril – anticoccidial
• Praziquantel – Treatment of Dipylidium caninum, Taenia pisiformis, Echinococcus granulosis
• Prednisone –
• Propofol – short acting anaesthetic drug
• Pyrantel Pamoate – Effective against ascarids, hookworms and stomach worms.

S

• Selamectin –
• Sentinel Flavor Tabs – antiparasitic
• Sucralfate – NSAID associated ulcers - coats existing ulcers, but probably not useful in prevention.
• Synulox – antibiotic

T

• Theophylline – Brochospasm and cardiogenic edema
• Thiostrepton –
• Thiabendazole –
• Triamcinolone acetonide –
• Trilostane – Canine Cushing's
• Tylosin – antibiotic