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Evaluation of the Use of Atropine Sulfate, a Combination of Butylscopolammonium Bromide and Metamizole Sodium, and Flunixin Meglumine to Ameliorate Clinical Adverse Effects of Imidocarb Dipropionate in Horses

Evaluation of the Use of Atropine Sulfate, a Combination of Butylscopolammonium Bromide and Metamizole Sodium, and Flunixin Meglumine to Ameliorate Clinical Adverse Effects of Imidocarb Dipropionate in Horses

Sameeh M Abutarbush, Sameh M Alfaqeeh, Ghazi Mustafa, Lara Qura'n, Ahmad M Al-Majali

Am J Vet Res. 2013 Nov;74(11):1404-8.

PMID: 24168305

Abstract:

Objective:
To evaluate the ability of atropine sulfate, butylscopolammonium bromide combined with metamizole sodium, and flunixin meglumine to ameliorate the clinical adverse effects of imidocarb dipropionate in horses.
Animals:
28 horses with piroplasmosis.
Procedures:
28 horses were randomly assigned to 4 equal groups according to the pretreatment administered. Fifteen minutes before administration of 2.4 mg of imidocarb dipropionate/kg IM, horses in the first group were pretreated with 0.02 mg of atropine sulfate/kg IV, the second group with a combination of 0.2 mg of butylscopolammonium bromide/kg IV and 25 mg of metamizole sodium/kg IV, the third group with 1.1 mg of flunixin meglumine/kg IV, and the fourth (control) group with 1 mL of saline (0.9% NaCl) solution/50 kg IV. Physical examination, including evaluation of rectal temperature, heart and respiratory rates, capillary refill time, mucous membrane color, hydration status, abdominal sounds, signs of abdominal pain, salivation, diarrhea, and number of defecations, was performed.
Results:
Imidocarb dipropionate use in the control group was associated with serious adverse effects including signs of abdominal pain (4/7 horses) and diarrhea (2/7). Horses pretreated with atropine had no diarrhea, but 6 had signs of abdominal pain. Only 1 horse that received butylscopolammonium-metamizole pretreatment had signs of abdominal pain and 3 had diarrhea, which was numerically but not significantly different than the control group. Of horses pretreated with flunixin, 3 had signs of abdominal pain and 3 had diarrhea.
Conclusions and clinical relevance:
A combination of butylscopolammonium bromide and metamizole sodium may be useful to ameliorate the adverse effects of imidocarb dipropionate in horses, although group size was small and significant differences from the control group were not found.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP5907380-C	Metamizole sodium hydrate		5907-38-0	Price

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