VETERINARY MEDICATIONS
There have been many
questions and comments on the use of aquatic and
veterinary medicines for emergency use for people. I have
checked with three (3) physicians on this subject over
the years regarding veterinary medicines, and all made
the same comments:
1. Penicillin for human
use has been refined, as the original Pasteur discovery
penicillin led to tinnitus (ringing in the ears) with
prolonged use. Pasteur worked to discover penicillin as
an antidote for "wool sorter's disease," or anthrax.
Ultra refined penicillin is no longer a "specific" for
anthrax, but veterinary penicillin remains so. Veterinary
penicillin is available is USP grade, and is therefore
certified pure and useful in humans for its original
intended purposes. Veterinary penicillin is available
under various trade names, such as "Combiotic,"
"Pen-Aqueous," Penicillin G Procaine Aqueous Suspension,"
etc.
2. Veterinary medications
are not of a consistent strength, so one must read the
label and use the dose rate for that particular batch as
for weight, using pigs for the dosage required, as their
physiological reaction is extremely similar to
humans.
3. Comments (1) and (2)
above apply in general to tetracycline as well. For
veterinary use, it is always available in USP grade, and
therefore certified as pure. Tetracycline for veterinary
use is a specific for bubonic plague, and given in doses
as listed under (2) above. Common brand names for USP
veterinary tetracycline are "Oxytet," "Bio-Mycin 200,"
"Oxytetracycline Injection Antibiotic,"
etc.
4. Terramycin
(oxytetracycline HCI) Soluble Powder is available in
either "TM 25" or "TM 50" strengths, and is listed for
use "in poultry, cattle, swine, sheep, and bees." It is
for oral use only, and can be used as with (3) above, in
dose rates for swine.
5. The U.S. military
position states the treatment of choice for anthrax is a
mixture of procaine penicillin and neoarsphenamine--NOT
normal drug store human penicillin. That, of course, is
veterinary penicillin.
6. Veterinary medicines
are available over the counter, without a prescription,
from many drug stores in horse country and from most feed
and seed stores. Therefore, the costs are quite
humane.
7. Epinephrine 1:1000 for
the treatment of anaphylactic shock is the same as human
epinephrine, but the cost via prescription quadruples the
cost vs veterinary medicines. This product is now only
available from a veterinarian, or by prescription from
your physician -- but some veterinary supply stores stock
it for sale with only with a signature - by government
decree. If you cannot get a supply from a local
veterinarian, tell your doctor you're a beekeeper and
need to keep some EpiPen Auto-injectors handy, and you
should be able to get a prescription for
epinephrine.
8. Nolvasan
Antiseptic Ointment may be the best wound ointment
available. A little goes a long way, so some can be
packed in 35mm film canisters and kept in every survival
kit. Be sure to label the container!
9. Three physicians read
and approved the use of veterinary antibiotics as
antidotes for agents of biological warfare, as listed in
my booklet, "Biological Warfare: Detection, Treatment
& Decontamination," as for these uses prolonged use
is not an issue -- saving lives is. And given extreme
emergency prolonged use to save lives, even the remote
chance of tinnitus should be considered insignificant, as
the patient must be alive to have that
affect!
There have been several
comments regarding the varying strength of nonhuman
specific, or veterinary medicines. That is a valid
comment, and is one reason for the insanely inflated
price of the same medicines from the same manufacturer
for human-intended medicines as opposed to those sold for
veterinary purposes. In large manufacturing endeavors, it
is quite common for different batches or "lots" of almost
anything of complex structure to have varying strength
from an established "standard." Ammunition reloaders are
quite familiar with this concept as it relates to
smokeless powder. For example, on a standard burning rate
chart where Bullseye is "1" and H-4831 is "100," then IRM
4985 is rated as a "50." When any particular batch or lot
tests at "48" or "52," it is sold in bulk to factory
ammunition manufacturers, who simply adjust the grain
weight of the powder charge for that particular lot of
ammunition. Those lots which come in very close to "50"
are packaged and sold to individuals for reloading (at
significant price increases), and thus the distinction
between "canister" and "non-canister" smokeless
powders.
Aquatic and veterinary
antibiotics have been used for years for human use, and
will continue to be used for such purposes, with no ill
effects whatever, regardless of any "controlling factors"
or authorities who discourage such use. And given their
significantly decreased price, lack of any registration
or limitations on acquisition, long storage life, and
proven therapeutic value, those who are preparing for any
long-term emergency would be wise to including them in
their supplies.
One source of online
veterinary medicines is http://petscriptions.com/index.php
More vet med links - check them for accuracy and
still-being-there!
www.shoreland.com/acoem/bioagent.html
www.healthysf.org/pharmacy/hospitals/
www.pharmacynetworkgroup.com/i/augmentin-indications-dosage.htm
www.pharmacynetworkgroup.com/i/cipro-indications-dosage.htm
www.pharmacynetworkgroup.com/i/flagyl-indications-dosage.htm
www.pharmacynetworkgroup.com/i/monodox-indications-dosage.htm
www.pharmacynetworkgroup.com/i/bactrim-indications-dosage.htm
www.pharmacynetworkgroup.com/i/erythrocin-indications-dosage.htm
www.pharmacynetworkgroup.com/i/keflex-indications-dosage.htm
www.pharmacynetworkgroup.com/i/nizoral-indications-dosage.htm
DISCLAIMER: IF IN DOUBT ABOUT ANY MEDICAL PHARMACEUTICALS,
CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN, NOT YOUR LAWYER. WE ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT, LIVING OR DEAD. THE INFORMATION GIVEN
ABOVE IS FOR YOUR EDIFICATION ONLY -- YOU HAVE THE ULTIMATE DECISION
ON WHETHER OR NOT TO SAVE YOUR LIFE AND THAT OF YOUR FAMILY.
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