Augmentin OOS

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bumble bee — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:31:01 GMT

Augmentin now back in!!!! Yipee!!

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dinkyd — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:38:39 GMT

we had ours delivered from dunlops today

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Steph Worsley — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:34:33 GMT

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Phoned chemist today to order some more, and they've apparently had a big memo issued informing them not to sell any more to vets!!

Am guessing the NHS are also running low...

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We just had a load delivered from our local pharmacy supplier so we havent had a prob getting it in from the human side

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Tinky — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:32:18 GMT

Phoned chemist today to order some more, and they've apparently had a big memo issued informing them not to sell any more to vets!!

Am guessing the NHS are also running low...

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Vicky RVN — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:37:58 GMT

What was i saying about not needing it often??? We have a dog in today on it...1 bottle used, 2 left! Thanks to this thread being started i've let the vet know so she can order zinacef instead.

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Kim Buckley — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:33:10 GMT

We use IV antibiotics in most procedures but I don't know what makes them choose which. Augmentin is used most commonly but a few do have zinacef. Will find out why the choose the one they do because I'm curious now.

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Vicky RVN — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:11:45 GMT

Good job we don't need to use it very often!

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Mrs Dot Dot — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:20:54 GMT

Augmentin is on restricted supply ie low stocks and all available stock being sent fo human use... Dunlops said tonite that they will be getting a small supply in, in the next few days,that should cover their back order list... and hopefully us... but after that no known date

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Sian Pasquale — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:47:35 GMT

Augmentin is OOS at our local pharmacy so the boss told me to order in Zinacef as an alternative. Another vet has come up with 2 other alternatives from her human nurse pals but cant remeber what they were called.

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Nick Shackleton — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:38:36 GMT

We generally used augmentin for soft tissue cases and zinacef for ortho/neuro cases. Both give at induction then repeated every 90 mins during procedure then every 8hrs after that

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Steph Worsley — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:36:04 GMT

[quote user="Nick BATFINK Shackleton Dip AVN(surg)VN MBVNA"]

[quote user="Kim Blowing RVN"]

If you wanted an IV antibiotic and couldn't get augmentin, could you use zinacef? I can't remember the pharmacology side of it and I do know it's a different drug but we do use it for some cases. Does anyone know if this is a suitable substitute or not?

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Zinacef contains cephalexine and not Amoxicilin.

Have used both IV antibiotics and think it is down to vets preference.....

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We have both in but for most cases augmentin is preferred (think we only use zinacef for the ortho ops as a one off)

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Nick Shackleton — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:25:58 GMT

[quote user="Kim Blowing RVN"]

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Zinacef contains cephalexine and not Amoxicilin.

Have used both IV antibiotics and think it is down to vets preference.....

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Kim Buckley — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:23:35 GMT

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hobbits — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:01:37 GMT

agree with above, but if you struggle augmentin is just co-amoxyclav and therefore is the same drug as synulox/noroclav. these are sub-cut solutions obviously, but better than nothing, and there was a debate on the vets site a while back about studies showing the serum concentration levels from sub-cut inj not taking a huge amount of extra time as i/v for this particular drug.

still personally prefer to use an i/v solution for appropriate cases, but am not sure how strictly necessary it is if supply is a problem x

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Anonymous — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:53:36 GMT

[quote user="Steph Worsley RVN MBVNA"]

you should be able to get it from a local pharmacy with a prescription, this is what we have had to do, as far as I know they are fine getting it in

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agreed it's a very well known human medicine and most pharmacies will stock it. Hospital pharmacies will have it on the day.

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Steph Worsley — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:42:04 GMT

you should be able to get it from a local pharmacy with a prescription, this is what we have had to do, as far as I know they are fine getting it in