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Description
GastroGard 37% w/w oral paste for horses.
Uses
For treatment and prevention of gastric ulcers in horses, including foals from 4 weeks old.
Dosage and administration
GASTROGARD is effective in horses of various breeds and under different management conditions, foals as young as four weeks of age and weighing over 70 kg, and breeding stallions. For oral administration.
Treatment of gastric ulcers: one administration per day during 28 consecutive days at the dose rate of 4 mg omeprazole per kg body weight followed immediately by a dosage regimen of one administration per day during 28 consecutive days at the dose rate of 1 mg omeprazole per kg body weight, to reduce the recurrence of gastric ulcers during treatment.
Should recurrence occur (confirmed by gastroscopy), re-treatment at a dose rate of 4 mg omeprazole per kg body weight is recommended.
Prevention of gastric ulcers: one administration per day at the dose rate of 1mg omeprazole per kg body weight.
Packaging Quantities
Carton box of 1 or 14 syringes.
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