Virbac has launched a sympathetic antiemetic for the treatment and prevention of vomiting and nausea in dogs and cats.
Vetemex has the active ingredient maropitant, a 56-day broached shelf life and a benzyl alcohol excipient.
Alternative
Benzyl alcohol has shown a 78% reduction in pain score immediately post-injection – and a 53% reduction in pain score in the two-minute period post-injection – compared to the alternative excipient, metacresol1.
Virbac said the maropitant formula offers veterinary practices an “exciting alternative antiemetic that can be used with total confidence”.
Valuable addition
Virbac product manager Claire Lewis said: “Vetemex is a valuable addition to the already extensive Virbac portfolio. We are pleased to be able to offer vets this new, and more comfortable-to-administer, antiemetic option.”
Vetemex is presented in a 20ml bottle and available from veterinary wholesalers.
Reference
1. Deckers N, Ruigrok CA, Verhoeve HP and Lourens N (2018). Comparison of pain response after subcutaneous injection of two maropitant formulations to beagle dogs, Veterinary Record Open 5(1): e000262.
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