Analgesic
32 analgesic drugs indexed in the ExoticRx formulary. Each drug page lists species-specific dose ranges, available routes, and primary-source citations.
Clinical context
Multimodal analgesia — combining NSAIDs, opioids, NMDA antagonists, α2 agonists, and local blocks — outperforms single-agent therapy in nearly every species. Opioid receptor distributions differ in birds (κ-mediated analgesia is more prominent than μ); rabbits tolerate buprenorphine particularly well. Procedural pain is consistently underestimated in reptiles and small mammals; default to treating, not assuming absence.
32 drugs
- Aminophenazone(Pyramidon)
- Aspirin(Bufferin, Ascriptin)
- Budesonide(Entocort EC)
- Buprenorphine(Simbadol, Buprenex)Controlled
- Butorphanol(Torbugesic, Torbutrol)Controlled
- Carprofen(Rimadyl, Novox)
- Colchicine(Colcrys)
- Deracoxib(Deramaxx)
- Dimethyl Sulfoxide(DMSO, Domoso)
- Fentanyl(Duragesic, Sublimaze)Controlled
- Firocoxib(Previcox, Equioxx)
- Flunixin Meglumine(Banamine)
- Fuzapladib(Panoquell-CA1)
- Gabapentin(Neurontin)
- Grapiprant(Galliprant)
- Hydrocodone(Hycodan, Tussigon)Controlled
- Hydromorphone(Dilaudid)Controlled
- Ketoprofen(Ketofen)
- Maropitant(Cerenia)
- Meloxicam(Metacam)
- Methadone(Methadose)Controlled
- MorphineControlled
- Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) Veterinary(Pardale-V, Tylenol)
- Paracetamol-Codeine Veterinary(Pardale-V)Controlled
- Pentoxifylline(Trental)
- Phenylbutazone(Butazolidin)
- Piroxicam(Feldene)
- Prednisolone Oral(Prednis-Tab)
- Pregabalin(Lyrica)Controlled
- Robenacoxib(Onsior)
- Tepoxalin(Zubrin)
- TramadolControlled
Conditions commonly treated by analgesics
Each condition page lists the drugs in the formulary that cite a dose rule for that indication.