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Medication in the pregnant mare: what is safe and effective?

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Giguère S.S.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 15, 2018
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There is a paucity of information regarding drug metabolism and transport in equine pregnancy. Safety data for drug use in pregnancy are equally lacking, not only in horses, but also in humans. Most of the data available regarding drug metabolism and safety have been obtained in rodent or nonhuman primate species. Because placentation varies between species, extrapolation of information about drugs between species is limited. Several general principles apply to the pharmacokinetics (what the body does to a drug) and pharmacodynamics (what the drug does to the body) of a given drug, including physiological changes during pregnancy (absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination) and placental transfer of drugs [1]. Understanding these processes is the most direct path for informed decision making regarding drug use in pregnancy ...

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Giguère, S. (2020) “Medication in the pregnant mare: what is safe and effective?”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2018/medication-pregnant-mare-what-safe-and-effective (Accessed: 12 September 2024).

Affiliation of the authors at the time of publication

College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA and College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.

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  • Giguère S.S.

    Assistant Professor
    DVM PhD Dipl ACVIM
    College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
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