Long-acting injectable formulation of omeprazole in healthy dogs
To evaluate the efficacy of a single intramuscular adminsitration of long-acting omeprazole (LA-OMEP) in increasing gastric pH in dogs.
We hypothesized that LA-OMEP would meet in healthy dogs the clinical goals defined for human patients for treatment of gastroduodenal ulceration.
Nine healthy research dogs.
Prospective experimental study. Dogs were given a 4 mg/kg intramuscular injection of LA-OMEP. Intragastric pH was continuously recorded on treatment days 0 to 7. Daily mean pH and mean percentage time (MPT) intragastric pH was ≥3 or ≥4 were determined.
The mean onset of action for the LA-OMEP was 98.11 min (SD 46.39). The mean number of days the dogs' pH met established goals for MPT pH ≥3 was 5.5 days (range, 3-7) and 5.25 days for MPT pH ≥4 (range, 3-7). Long-acting omeprazole met the human clinical goals pH ≥3 for 72 hours in 8/8 of the dogs and MPT pH ≥4 for 96 hours in 7/8 of dogs.
The LA-OMEP formulation produced gastric acid suppression in healthy dogs for an average of 5 days and up to 7 days, after a single intramuscular injection. No major adverse effects were observed
“Evaluation of a long-acting injectable formulation of omeprazole in healthy dogs”. Adesola Odunayo, et al. J Vet Intern Med. 2022 May 12. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16440.
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