Paracetamol subcutaneous

Re: Paracetamol subcutaneous

Virginia Campbell — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:13:52 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"] I am wondering why anyone would want to use it I/V. SC OK if you cant give pills, but I just can't imagine a circumstance I would use it IV [/quote]

Why not? I think, for kindness' sake, if an animal has a line in then anything that is safe to go IV should go IV rather than SQ or IM.

Paracetamol is a nice anti-pyretic and a decent painkiller. We quite often use it concurrently with NSAIDs, and our bitch spays go home on Pardale rather than oral NSAIDs (they get meloxicam IV on induction). Cat-safe paracetamol is top of my Drugs That Should Be Invented list.

Re: Paracetamol subcutaneous

Michael Woodhouse — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:30:31 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]I am wondering why anyone would want to use it I/V.[/quote]

The human injectable version is designed to go IV.

Re: Paracetamol subcutaneous

Martin Atkinson — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:07:56 GMT

OK I will refine that question: I am wondering why anyone would want to use it I/V. SC OK if you cant give pills, but I just can't imagine a circumstance I would use it IV rather other than a dog you couldn't give NSAIDs to that was already maxed out on morphine. Maybe I just answered my own question!

Re: Paracetamol subcutaneous

Michael Woodhouse — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:59:04 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]Am I the only one wondering why you are giving paracetamol in the first place?[/quote]

It's a useful adjunct to other NSAIDs.

We don't have the injectable form, but have considered it.We get through lots of Pardale V

They use it s/c in children and the elderly so I wouldn't envisage a problem.

Re: Paracetamol subcutaneous

Martin Atkinson — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:44:07 GMT

Am I the only one wondering why you are giving paracetamol in the first place?

Re: Paracetamol subcutaneous

John Flynn — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:46:28 GMT

I thought it was OK to give paracetamol SC

Re: Paracetamol subcutaneous

James Laidlaw — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:07:09 GMT

I think all you can do is dilute with subcutaneous fluids in the area. I've never had any sloughing with perivascular drugs, but haven't had anything other than propofol years ago, so hopefully you'll be ok! Not sure of specifics with that drug though.