Methocarbamol
別名: Robaxin, Robaxin-V, Robaxin-750
> **Important Note:** Your pet's urine color may darken (sometimes appearing black, brown, or green) while on this medication. This is a harmless side effect and need not be a concern. * **Sedation and Clumsiness:** This medication commonly causes drowsiness, lethargy, and uncoordinated walking (ataxia). Keep your pet in a safe, confined area away from stairs, furniture they might jump off, or other hazards to prevent injury. * **Administration:** Give exactly as prescribed. If you miss a dose, do not double up on the next one. * **Side Effects to Report:** Contact your veterinarian if your pet experiences severe vomiting, excessive drooling, or becomes so weak they cannot stand.
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
用途
- Relief of moderate conditions
- Controlling severe effects of strychnine and tetanus
- General muscle relaxation (Tablets)
- Adjunctive treatment (control of seizures/muscle tremors) of permethrin toxicity
- General muscle spasms, tetanus, toxicities
- Moderate conditions
- Severe conditions
- General muscle relaxation
- Oral administration
- Acute rhabdomyolysis
- Treatment of CNS hyperactivity
- Relief of moderate conditions
- Controlling severe effects of strychnine and tetanus
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Sedation
- Salivation
- Emesis
- Lethargy
- Weakness
- Ataxia
注意事項與禁忌
- Food-producing animals
- Renal disease (injectable formulation only, due to PEG 300 vehicle)
- Known hypersensitivity to methocarbamol
- Subcutaneous (SC) administration
- No specific contraindications available, but use with caution in renal or hepatic impairment.
- **Administration Warnings:** * **Intravenous Use:** Give IV slowly. Do not exceed a rate of **2 mL/minute** in dogs and cats. Avoid extravasation as it can cause tissue irritation. * **Do NOT administer subcutaneously (SC).** **Organ System Warnings:** * **Renal Impairment:** The injectable product contains polyethylene glycol (PEG) 300, which can increase pre-existing acidosis and urea retention. Avoid IV use in patients with known or suspected renal pathology. * **Working Animals:** May impair the abilities of working animals due to CNS depressant effects. **Reproductive/Nursing:** * FDA Category C for pregnancy. Use with caution as a last resort when benefits clearly outweigh risks. Safety during lactation is unknown, though considered compatible with breastfeeding in humans. **Laboratory Considerations:** * May falsely elevate urinary values of vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) or 5-HIAA.
藥物相互作用
- CNS Depressants (e.g., opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates): Additive CNS depression may occur when given concurrently.
- Pyridostigmine: May cause severe weakness (reported in a human patient with myasthenia gravis).
- Other CNS depressants: Additive CNS depression
常見問題
Methocarbamol用於寵物有甚麼用途？
> **Important Note:** Your pet's urine color may darken (sometimes appearing black, brown, or green) while on this medication. This is a harmless side effect and need not be a concern. * **Sedation and Clumsiness:** This medication commonly causes drowsiness, lethargy, and uncoordinated walking (ataxia). Keep your pet in a safe, confined area away from stairs, furniture they might jump off, or other hazards to prevent injury. * **Administration:** Give exactly as prescribed. If you miss a dose, do not double up on the next one. * **Side Effects to Report:** Contact your veterinarian if your pet experiences severe vomiting, excessive drooling, or becomes so weak they cannot stand.
Methocarbamol對我的寵物安全嗎？
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
本文僅供一般健康教育，不能取代專業獸醫意見。如寵物身體不適，請諮詢獸醫。