Monday, December 15, 2014

Seventh Question of the Day December 15, 2014 How much are compounded medications being used on our wildlife? How much is using compounded medications impacting endangered wildlife? Here is an example where compounded medications were used.

A fecal sample from one robin that was positive for coccidia
was sent to Antech Diagnostic Laboratory (Irvine, California,
USA) for identification of the coccidia; it was confirmed to be of
the genus Eimeria. Four robins in Group A received ponazuril
compounded in SyrSpend®(Roadrunner Pharmacy, Phoenix,
Arizona, USA) orally at a dose of 30 mg/kg q.d. for 2 days in a
row and the same dose was repeated 1 wk later. Robins in Group
B received the compounding mix SyrSpend (Roadrunner Pharmacy),
excluding ponazuril, once daily for 2 days in a row; this
was also repeated 1 wk later

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