Osteoarthritis
Chronic degenerative joint disease — common in older dogs and cats, increasingly recognised in rabbits and geriatric birds. Multimodal management spans NSAIDs, adjunctive analgesics (gabapentin), monoclonal antibody therapy (frunevetmab in cats), and joint-supplement adjuncts.
Drugs cited for osteoarthritis (28)
- Bedinvetmab(Librela)Musculoskeletal
- Bedinvetmab Injectable(Librela Injectable)Vaccine/Biologic
- Boswellia Serrata ExtractSupplement
- Cannabidiol (CBD)(ElleVet)Supplement
- Carprofen(Rimadyl, Novox)Analgesic
- Cimicoxib(Cimalgex)NSAID
- Deracoxib(Deramaxx)Analgesic
- Enflicoxib(Daxocox)NSAID
- Etodolac(EtoGesic, Lodine)NSAID
- Firocoxib(Previcox, Equioxx)Analgesic
- Firocoxib (Equine)(Equioxx)NSAID
- Firocoxib Chewable(Previcox)Musculoskeletal
- Frunevetmab(Solensia, Solensia (Frunevetmab Solution))Musculoskeletal
- Frunevetmab Injectable(Solensia Injectable)Vaccine/Biologic
- Galliprant(Grapiprant Tablet)Musculoskeletal
- Glucosamine-Chondroitin(Cosequin, Dasuquin)Musculoskeletal
- Grapiprant(Galliprant)Analgesic
- Hyaluronic Acid(Legend, Hyalovet)Musculoskeletal
- Hyaluronic Acid (Equine Injectable)(Legend, Hyalovet)Supplement
- Mavacoxib(Trocoxil)NSAID
- Meloxicam(Metacam)Analgesic
- Meloxicam Oral Suspension(Metacam Oral, Loxicom)Musculoskeletal
- Pentosan Polysulfate(Cartrophen Vet, Elmiron)Musculoskeletal
- Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan(Adequan Canine, Adequan Equine)Musculoskeletal
- Tepoxalin(Zubrin)Analgesic
- Tepoxalin Chewable(Zubrin Chewable)Miscellaneous
- Tepoxalin Oral Suspension(Zubrin Rapidmelts)NSAID
- TramadolAnalgesic
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