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Euthanasia Solution prescribing information

Indications & Usage

INDICATIONS:

For use in dogs for humane, painless, and rapid euthanasia.

Dosage & Administration

Dosage and Administration:

Dosage: Dogs, 1 mL for each 10 pounds of body weight.

Administration: Intravenous injection is preferred. Intracardiac injection may be made when intravenous injection is impractical, as in a very small dog, or in a comatose dog with impaired vascular functions. Good injection skill is necessary for intracardiac injection.

The calculated dose should be given in a single bolus injection.

For intravenous injection, a needle of sufficient gauge to ensure intravenous placement of the entire dose should be used. The use of a Luer-Lok® syringe is recommended to prevent accidental exposure due to needle/syringe separation.

Adverse Reactions

ADVERSE REACTION:

To report suspected adverse events, for technical assistance or to obtain a copy of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS), contact Covetrus® North America at (855) 724-3461 or covetrus.com. For additional information about adverse drug experience reporting for animal drugs, contact FDA at 1-888-FDA-VETS or online at www.fda.gov/reportanimalae.

Description

DESCRIPTION:

A non-sterile solution containing pentobarbital sodium and phenytoin sodium as the active ingredients. Rhodamine B, a bluish-red fluorescent dye, is included in the formulation to help distinguish it from parenteral drugs intended for therapeutic use. Although the solution is not sterile, benzyl alcohol, a bacteriostat, is included to retard the growth of microorganisms.

Each mL contains: Active ingredients: 390 mg pentobarbital sodium (barbituric acid derivative), 50 mg phenytoin sodium; Inactive ingredients: 10% ethyl alcohol, 18% propylene glycol, 0.003688 mg rhodamine B, 2% benzyl alcohol (preservative), water for injection q.s. Sodium hydroxide and/or hydrochloric acid may be added to adjust pH.

How Supplied/Storage & Handling

HOW SUPPLIED:

Pentobarbital Sodium and Phenytoin Sodium is available in 100 mL multi-dose vials in package of one, NDC 11695-7042-1.

Manufactured by a nonsterilizing process.

STORAGE:

Store at controlled room temperature 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F). Use contents within 60 days of first puncture. Approved by FDA under ANADA #200-614

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