Description
Equipalazone Oral Powder is supplied in sachets. These each contain 1g of Phenylbutazone (“bute”), a drug from the NSAID group (Non Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug). Bute is used for the treatment of lameness in horses, eg acute & chronic laminiti, osteoarthritic conditions, bursitis & carpitis.
It can also be used post-surgery to relieve soft tissue swelling.
Bute is also antipyretic (lowers fevers). It works by inhibiting the body from synthesising prostaglandins, which facilitate pain & trigger inflammatory processes & pyrogens (substances which cause a fever).
Equipalazone is supplied in single sachets or packs of 100.
This product requires a prescription from your vet & will only be dispatched once we receive this prescription.
Legal Category- POM-V
Warnings & Contraindications- Do not give to horses with known hypersensitivity to Phenylbutazone. Do not give to horses with heart, liver or kidney disease; gastric ulceration or blood disorders. Do not give within 24 hours of giving another NSAID or corticosteroid, please contact your vet or our helpline if unsure.
Pregnancy & Lactation- Seek advice from your vet for use during pregnancy & lactation. Use not recommended during first trimester of pregnancy.
Passport Requirements- This medication cannot be used in horses intended for human consumption. Your vet must have signed Section 9 of your horse’s passport (or Section 2 for passports issued after 1st January 2016).
