Nebulisation of dexamethasone sodium phosphate for the treatment of severe asthmatic horses.

Sophie Mainguy-Seers Amandine BessonnatK PicotteJean-Pierre Lavoie

Published in: Equine veterinary journal (2019)

Considering the lack of improvement of lung function and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression, the results of this study do not support aerosolisation of an injectable form of dexamethasone for the treatment of severe equine asthma at the dose and with the nebuliser evaluated.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
low dose
early onset
high dose
drug induced
combination therapy
growth hormone