Ropinirole eye drops induce vomiting effectively in dogs: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study
| Autor: | Lasse Saloranta, Jonathan Elliott, Tarmo Laine, Minna Suokko, Terttu Lamminen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Paper dogs Indoles 040301 veterinary sciences Vomiting eye drops Placebo 0403 veterinary science Double blind Clinical study Hyperaemia Double-Blind Method medicine Animals toxin clinical trials General Veterinary business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science emesis 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine 040201 dairy & animal science clinical practice Clinical trial Ropinirole Treatment Outcome Anesthesia Female medicine.symptom Ophthalmic Solutions business Emetics Dog owners medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The Veterinary Record VETERINARY RECORD |
| ISSN: | 2042-7670 |
| Popis: | There is a need for an effective and safe emetic agent that dog owners could easily administer to their dogs following veterinary advice in cases of potential poisoning. As a response to this need, a randomised, double-blind, multi-site, clinical field study was performed to assess the efficacy, safety and usability of ropinirole eye drops to induce vomiting in dogs. Ropinirole (target dose 3.75 mg/m2) was applied to eyes of 100 dogs, and 32 dogs received placebo. The drug was administered by the dog owner at a veterinary clinic under the supervision of a veterinarian and led to vomition in 95% of the ropinirole-treated dogs within 30 min. The median time to first vomit was 10 min (range: 3–37 min). None of the dogs receiving placebo vomited in this time period. All owners were able to administer the product and 96% of them assessed the administration to be very easy or easy, which was confirmed by the observing veterinarian. Some ocular signs were seen both with ropinirole and placebo, hyperaemia being the most common. All observed signs were transient and in most cases mild. Ropinirole eye drops provided an effective, safe and reliable means to induce emesis in dogs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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