Peptizole

Omeprazole is effective in horses of various breeds and under different management conditions; foals as young as four weeks of age and weighing over 70 kg; and breeding stallions.

For oral administration.

Treatment of gastric ulcers: one administration per day during 28 consecutive days at the dose rate of 4 mg Omeprazole per kg body weight (1 division of the oral syringe/50 kg BW) followed immediately by a dosage regimen of one administration per day during 28 consecutive days at the dose rate of 1 mg Omeprazole per kg body weight, to reduce the recurrence of gastric ulcers during treatment.

Should recurrence occur, re-treatment at a dose rate of 4 mg Omeprazole per kg body weight (1 division of the oral syringe/50 kg BW) is recommended.

It is recommended to associate the treatment with changes of husbandry and training practices. Please see also the text under section 4.5

Prevention of gastric ulcers: one administration per day at the dose rate of 1 mg Omeprazole per kg body weight.

To deliver Omeprazole at the dose of 4 mg Omeprazole /kg, set the oral syringe plunger to the appropriate dose division for the horse’s weight. Each division on the oral syringe plunger delivers sufficient Omeprazole to treat 50 kg body weight. The contents of one oral syringe will treat a 700 kg horse at the rate of 4 mg Omeprazole per kg body weight.

To deliver Omeprazole at the dose of 1 mg Omeprazole /kg, set the oral syringe plunger to the dose division equivalent to one quarter of the horse’s body weight. For example, to treat a horse weighing 400 kg, set the plunger to 100 kg. At this dose, each division on the oral syringe plunger will deliver sufficient Omeprazole to treat 200 kg body weight.

Replace cap after use.