Miltefosine
別名: Milteforan, Impavido, Miltex
> **CRITICAL SAFETY WARNING**: This medication is known to cause birth defects. **Pregnant women or women trying to conceive MUST NOT handle this drug.** - **Administration**: Always give this medication **poured onto food** (with a full or partial meal). This significantly reduces the chance of stomach upset and vomiting. - **Handling Precautions**: Wear **disposable gloves** when administering the liquid, as it can cause skin reactions. Do not shake the vial (to avoid foaming). - **Pet Interaction**: Do not allow treated dogs to lick people immediately after they have taken the medication. - **Side Effects**: Vomiting is very common. If your dog experiences severe vomiting, loss of appetite, or diarrhea, contact your veterinarian for advice (they may prescribe an anti-nausea medication).
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
- Canine leishmaniasis
- Canine leishmaniasis (alternative treatment to meglumine antimoniate)
- Leishmaniosis
給藥方式
可能的副作用
- Vomiting (most common)
- Diarrhea
- Inappetence
- Potential nephrotoxicity
- Potential hepatotoxicity
- Vomiting (moderate, transient)
- Diarrhoea (moderate, transient)
注意事項與禁忌
- Hypersensitivity to miltefosine
- Pregnant animals
- Lactating animals
- Breeding animals
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
- > **Resistance Warning**: Do not underdose, as subtherapeutic levels significantly increase the risk of developing drug-resistant *Leishmania* strains. - Use with extreme caution in patients with severe hepatic dysfunction. - While leishmaniasis itself causes kidney and liver damage, miltefosine has a lower risk of severe renal tubular damage compared to meglumine antimoniate, though monitoring is still required.
常見問題
Miltefosine用於寵物有甚麼用途？
> **CRITICAL SAFETY WARNING**: This medication is known to cause birth defects. **Pregnant women or women trying to conceive MUST NOT handle this drug.** - **Administration**: Always give this medication **poured onto food** (with a full or partial meal). This significantly reduces the chance of stomach upset and vomiting. - **Handling Precautions**: Wear **disposable gloves** when administering the liquid, as it can cause skin reactions. Do not shake the vial (to avoid foaming). - **Pet Interaction**: Do not allow treated dogs to lick people immediately after they have taken the medication. - **Side Effects**: Vomiting is very common. If your dog experiences severe vomiting, loss of appetite, or diarrhea, contact your veterinarian for advice (they may prescribe an anti-nausea medication).
Miltefosine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。