Medications

Brand Name: Baytril
Uses: Aggressive infections.
Administered: IV Solution
Type of Drug: Antibiotic

Brand Name: Ocuflox
Uses: Treats eye infections & corneal ulcers
Administered: Eye drops
Type of Drug: Antibiotic

Brand Name: Pen, Pen-G
Uses: First line of defense. Typically after surgeries.
Administered: Most common type of Pen is PPG, so IM
Type of Drug: First line antibiotic

Brand Name: Silvadene
Uses: Treatment of second and third-degree burns
Administered: Topical balm
Type of Drug: Antibiotic

Brand Name: Uniprim, Tucoprim, Bactrim, Tribissen
Uses: Broad spectrum. First line of defense. Also for respiratory infections.
Administered: Tablets, paste, or IV.
Type of Drug: Antibiotic

Brand Name: Surpass
Uses: Topical anti-inflammatory, mostly for arthritis.
Administered: Topical paste
Type of Drug: NSAID

Brand Name: Banamine
Uses: Muscle pain and colic.
Administered: IV, Oral paste, or granule. (IM not recommended due to muscle infections)
Type of Drug: NSAID

Brand Name: Butazolidin or Bute
Uses: Musculoskeletal (more focused on bone says HS author) pain and arthritis.
Administered: Oral tablet, powder, or IV.
Type of Drug: NSAID

Brand Name: Azium, Dexasone, Dexaject SP, Dexavet, Dex
Uses: Anti-inflammatory (arthritis) and endocrine additions.
Administered: IV or IM solutions
Type of Drug: Corticosteroid

Brand Name: Flovent
Uses: Treats constrictive airway disease (RAO/COPD)
Administered: Inhaler
Type of Drug: Corticosteroid

Brand Name: Depo-Medrol, Medrol
Uses: Immunosuppressant and allergic or anaphylactic reactions.
Administered: IM solution
Type of Drug: Corticosteroid

Brand Name: Solu Delta Cortef
Uses: Used for heat stroke and severe itching.
Administered: IV or IM solution
Type of Drug: Corticosteroid

Brand Name: Ace
Uses: Used as a mild tranquilizer. Also helps blood flow in laminitic horses.
Administered: Oral tablets, or IV solution
Type of Drug: Pre-Anesthetic

Brand Name: Dormosedan
Uses: Sedation and pain relief for colic
Administered: IV or IM solution, oral gel
Type of Drug: Sedative + Analgesic

Brand Name: Ketaset
Uses: NO MUSCLE RELAXATION. Used in tandem with other meds like Xylazine
Administered: IV Injection
Type of Drug: Anesthetic

Brand Name: Sedivet
Uses: Pre-anesthetic for general anesthesia, usually combined with Torb. Reversable with Yohimbine
Administered: IV Injection
Type of Drug: Sedative

Brand Name: Rompun
Uses: Sedation and analgesia (specifically colic)
Administered: IM Injection, IV Injection by vet guidance
Type of Drug: Sedative

Brand Name: Torbugesic or Torb
Uses: Pain management with colic, mild sedative. Reversible by Narcan/Naloxone
Administered: IV Injection
Type of Drug: Sedative + Analgesic

Scientific Name: Pyrilamine Maleate + Pseudoephedrine
Uses: Treatment of seasonal allergies + occasionally heaves (RAO)
Administered: Granules mixed with grain
Type of Drug: Antihistamine

Brand Name: Adequan IM, Adequan IA
Uses: Treats non-infectious/traumatic lameness, plus degenerative joint disease.
Administered: IM & IA into carpal join. All other joints are extra-label
Type of Drug: Condition-specific med

Brand Name: Thryol L, Thyrozine Power, Thyroxine L, ThryoKare, and Thyrosyn Powder
Uses: Treats hypothyroidism and EMS
Administered: Powder mixed w/ feed
Type of Drug: Condition-specific med

Brand Name: Marqui
Uses: Treats EPM
Administered: Oral paste
Type of Drug: Condition-specific med

Brand Name: GastroGuard, UlcerGuard
Uses: Treats gastric ulcers by decreasing stomach acid levels. May be used to prevent GI ulcers caused by NSAIDS
Administered: Oral paste
Type of Drug: Condition-specific med

Brand Name: Prascend, Permax
Uses: Treats PPID/Cushings Disease
Administered: Oral tablets
Type of Drug: Condition-specific med

Brand Name: Ventipulmin
Uses: Treatment for heaves. Relaxes smooth muscles during dystocia
Administered: Oral syrup
Type of Drug: Condition-specific med

Brand Name: ReguMate
Uses: Uses synthetic progestins to help maintain pregnancy (extra label) or stop the cycle for performance or scheduled breeding
Administered: Oral liquid
Type of Drug: Condition-specific med

Brand Name: Vasodilian
Uses: Helps treat navicular and laminitis
Administered: Tablets mixed with feed
Type of Drug: Condition-specific med

Brand Name: Zantac (extra-label usage)
Uses: Decreases stomach acid production, helping with GI ulcers
Administered: Tablets mixed w/ feed
Type of Drug: Condition-specific med

Brand Name: LASIXS
Uses: Diuretic, used to lower blood pressure and treat Bleeders (Pulm. Hemorrhage) in race horses.
Administered: Oral Tablets, ???
Type of Drug: Diuretic