Walpole's Buffer Irrigation Solution

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate)

Active ingredient:

Acetic Acid, Glacial, Sodium Acetate Trihydrate

Available from:

Dechra Limited

ATC code:

QG04BC

INN (International Name):

Acetic Acid, Glacial, Sodium Acetate Trihydrate

Authorization status:

Expired

Summary of Product characteristics

Revised: 03 July 2008
AN: 02103/2007
1.
NAME OF THE VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Walpole’s Buffer Irrigation Solution
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Qualitative composition
Sodium acetate trihydrate
Acetic acid (glacial)
EXCIPIENTS
For a full list of excipients, see
section 6.1.
Quantitative composition
1.17 % w/v
q.s to pH 4.5 (for pH adjustment)
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Buffer irrigation solution.
A clear, sterile, buffer solution at pH 4.5.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
TARGET SPECIES
Male cats.
4.2
INDICATIONS FOR USE, SPECIFYING THE TARGET SPECIES
For the treatment of struvite calculi urolithiasis in male cats.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use for injection.
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS FOR EACH TARGET SPECIES
None.
4.5
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
i.
Special precautions for use in animals
If after instillation of 6 or 7 portions of solution into the urethra
the catheter
will still not pass into the bladder, it is likely that the
obstruction is not due to
struvite. In this case alternative therapy should be considered.
ii.
Special precautions for the person administering the veterinary
medicinal
product to animals
Avoid contact with skin and eyes. In case of accidental eye or skin
contact,
wash the affected area with clean running water immediately. Seek
medical
attention if irritation persists.
If the product is accidentally ingested, seek medical aid as a
precautionary
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measure.
Wash hands after use.
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4.6
ADVERSE REACTIONS (FREQUENCY AND SERIOUSNESS)
May worsen any pre-existing urethral inflammation. Therapeutic support
should be initiated in cases of urethritis.
4.7
USE DURING PREGNANCY, LACTATION OR LAY
Not applicable since only used in male cats.
4.8
INTERACTION WITH OTHER MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND OTHER FORMS OF
INTERACTION
None known.
4.9
AMOUNT(S) TO BE ADMINISTERED AND ADMINISTRATION ROUTE
For bladder lavage only.
Using aseptic precautions, introduce a Jackson cat catheter into the
urethra
until the obstruction