Cerenia should be used with caution in animals suffering from or with a predisposition for heart diseases. Cerenia should not be used concomitantly with Ca-channel antagonists as maropitant has affinity to Ca-channels. Participants in the NOAH Compendium book are listed at http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/company-directory Ask your veterinary surgeon how to dispose of medicines no longer required. These measures should help to protect the environment. Since Cerenia has not been studied in very young dogs or cats, or in pregnant or lactating bitches or queens, use of Cerenia in these animals should be discussed with your veterinarian.

Cerenia solution for injection is used in dogs both to prevent nausea and vomiting before and after an operation and to improve recovery from general anaesthesia after use of morphine. Cerenia is used to prevent (tablets and solution for injection) and treat (solution for injecton) nausea caused by chemotherapy in dogs. Vomiting can be associated with serious, severely debilitating conditions and the cause should be investigated. Products such as Cerenia should be used in conjunction with other supportive measures such as dietary control and fluid replacement therapy, as recommended by your veterinary surgeon. The safety of maropitant during treatment beyond 5 days has not been explored in the target population (i.e. young dogs suffering from viral enteritis). In case treatment for a longer period than 5 days is regarded as necessary, careful monitoring of potential adverse events should be implemented.For the prevention of perioperative nausea and vomiting and improvement in recovery from general anaesthesia after use of the p-opiate receptor agonist morphine. Half tablets should be stored for a maximum of two days after removal from the blister. Half-tablets should be returned to the opened blister and kept within the cardboard outer. Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals : The NOAH Compendium App has been fully updated to mirror the 2019 edition of the NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines, which just been published with a free copy posted to every veterinary practice in the UK. Cerenia tablets are also available, formulated for oral use in dogs. Although Cerenia tablets aren’t licensed to be given to cats, some DVM texts advise that this is possible for certain selected cases. Cerenia should only be given to cats in this way when recommended by the consulting veterinary surgeon. Side Effects of Cerenia for Cats

Cerenia can be used as either tablets or Solution for Injection once daily for up to five consecutive days to treat vomiting. Half-tablets should be stored for a maximum of two days after removal from the blister. Half-tablets should be returned to the opened blister and kept within the cardboard outer. Substance P is the key neurotransmitter involved in vomiting, and it’s found at all three of these locations. Cerenia has a similar structure to Substance P, allowing it to bind to the NK1 receptors in the same way as Substance P, but without causing the same stimulation. Cerenia tablets should be administered once daily, at a dose of 2 mg maropitant per kg bodyweight, using the number of tablets given in the table below. Tablets are breakable along the score line on the tablet.

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To prevent vomiting, Cerenia solution for injection should be administered more than 1 hour in advance. The effect duration is approximately 24 h and therefore treatment can be given the night before administration of an agent that may cause emesis e.g. chemotherapy. Cerenia tablets should be administered once daily, at a dose of 8 mg maropitant per kg bodyweight, using the numbers of tablets given in the table below. Tablets are breakable along the score line on the tablet.