Precise Dosage Medicated Tablets
Medications of all kinds can be added to any grain-based or purified diet and then formed into convenient precise dosage tablets. Tablets are available in such sizes as 20 mg, 45 mg, 0.5 gm, 1 gm, 2.5 gm, and 5 gm—and any size in between. This is an effective method for precise dosing that is efficient, economical, and accurate. Flavors can be added and the tablets can be color-coded as you specify.
Medications we can add to diets include (but are not limited to) such drugs as: acetaminophen, amoxicillin, aspirin, "Bactrim" (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim), "Baytril" (enrofloxacin), "Cefa-Tabs" (cefadroxil monohydrate), "Clavamox"/"Augmentin," erythromycin, "Flagyl" (metronidazole), ibuprofen, "Keflex," L-tryptophan, prednisolone, tetracycline. Of course, we can add combinations of drugs as well, for example the Helicobacter treatment of amoxicillin, metronidazole, and bismuth.
Medicated tablets are usually packaged in relatively small quantities (for example, 100 5-gm tablets), as you may require, in convenient re-sealable containers.
Gamma-irradiation sterilization is also available.
Examples:
Following are typical concentrations of drugs for use with nonhuman primates
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|
Concentration |
|
|
Tablet Size |
1 gm |
5 gm |
|
Placebo (no drug) |
0 |
0 mg |
|
Amoxicillin |
10 mg |
50 mg |
|
Aspirin |
16 mg |
80 mg |
|
Bactrim |
24 mg |
120 mg |
|
Baytril |
4 mg |
20 mg |
|
Cefa-Tabs |
20 mg |
100 mg |
|
Clavamox/Augmentin |
10 mg |
50 mg |
|
Erythromycin |
20 mg |
100 mg |
|
Flagyl |
20 mg |
100 mg |
|
Keflex |
20 mg |
100 mg |
|
L-Tryptophan |
40 mg |
200 mg |
|
Prednisolone |
0.8 mg |
4 mg |
|
Tetracycline |
8 mg |
40 mg |
A typical helicobacter medication is 3.0 mg Amoxicillin, 0.69 mg Metronidazole, and 0.185 mg Bismuth in a 5-gram tablet.
A "Sulfa-Trim" SCIDS Tablet for Rodents is another example.
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