Pardale V tablets for dogs

Pardale-V is an analgesic for use in dogs. It is suitable for use after injuries,  or in other painful conditions. Joint pain is often treated with Pardale V for dogs.

Indications for use

• For analgesic therapy in dogs only. The product is indicated for acute pain of traumatic origin, as a complementary treatment in pain associated with other conditions and post operative analgesia.

Contraindications

• Do not exceed stated dose or duration of treatment.
• Use is contraindicated in animals suffering from cardiac, hepatic or renal disease, where there is a possibility of gastrointestinal ulceration or bleeding, or where there is evidence of a blood dyscrasia or hypersensitivity to the product.
• Do not use this product for cats.
• Do not use in cases of hypersensitivity to the active substances or any of the excipients.

Pardale V for dogs side effects

• Occasional constipation may occur due to codeine content.
• transient gastrointestinal signs such as vomiting and diarrhoea and systemic signs such as lethargy and anorexia have been observed very rarely.
• There are no known contraindications for use during pregnancy.

Administration

• For oral administration.
• 1 tablet/12 kg body weight every 8 hours.
• Small dogs (up to 6 kg body weight): ½ tablet every 8 hours.
• Medium dogs (6-18 kg body weight): ½-1½ tablets every 8 hours.
• Large dogs (18-42 kg body weight): 1½-3½ tablets every 8 hours.
• Treat for a maximum of 5 days.

Overdose

• Immediately seek the advice of a veterinary surgeon, and show him/her the product literature.
• Carry out lavage and treat with intravenous injection of acetylcysteine (200 mg/ml) at a rate of 140 mg/kg every 6 hours for 7 treatments. Ascorbic acid (30 mg/kg) should also be given orally with each dose of acetylcysteine.
• If necessary instigate fluid therapy using Ringers or bicarbonate solution.
• Treat for codeine overdose with injection of naloxone (1.0 mg/kg) repeated as necessary.
• Provide oxygen support.