Compounding errors in 2 dogs receiving anticonvulsants.

Can Vet J

Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island CIA 4P3, Canada.

Published: April 2012

Two cases that involve drug compounding errors are described. One dog exhibited increased seizure activity due to a compounded, flavored phenobarbital solution that deteriorated before the expiration date provided by the compounder. The other dog developed clinical signs of hyperkalemia and bromine toxicity following a 5-fold compounding error in the concentration of potassium bromide (KBr).

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299508PMC

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