Carprieve Tablets (was Norocarp) 100mg (pack of 100)

Carprieve tablets are used for the treatment of analgesia and reduction of chronic inflammation, for example in degenerative joint disease, in dogs. Carprieve tablets can also be used in the management of post-operative pain.

These tablets are white/off-white circular tablets of diameter 8 mm, 100 embossed on one side and a single break line on the other side. 1 tablet contains 100 mg of the active substance Carprofen.

How To Buy Carprieve Tablets 100mg

Carprieve tablets are a prescription-only medication. This means that before you complete your purchase, you are required to upload a prescription through our online portal.

Once our team has confirmed you've ordered the right medication for your dog, we will send out your order. It's a simple process that means you can buy carprieve tablets online instead of going to your vet every month.

How To Use Carprieve Tablets

These tables should be administered orally. We recommend that you give your dog the chewable tablet with food to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal upset.

An initial dose of 2 to 4 mg carprofen/kg body weight/day is recommended to be given in 2 equally divided doses. The dose may be reduced to 2 mg carprofen/kg body weight/day and administered as a single daily dose after 7 days, subject to clinical response.

Special Precautions

Use in dogs less than 6 weeks of age, or in aged animals, may involve additional risk. If such use cannot be avoided, such dogs may require a reduced dosage and careful clinical management.

Avoid use in any dehydrated, hypovolaemic or hypotensive dog, as there is a potential risk of increased renal toxicity.

NSAIDs can cause inhibition of phagocytosis and hence in the treatment of inflammatory conditions associated with bacterial infection, appropriate concurrent antimicrobial therapy should be instigated.

Target Species

Dogs

Indications for use, specifying the target species

In the dog:

Reduction of inflammation and pain caused by musculoskeletal disorders and degenerative joint disease. As a follow up to parenteral analgesia in the management of post operative pain.

Contraindications

Do not use in cats.

Do not use in pregnant or lactating bitches.
Do not use in puppies less than 4 months of age.
Do not use in animals with known hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients.”
Do not use in dogs suffering from cardiac, hepatic or renal disease, where there is a possibility of gastrointestinal ulceration or bleeding, or where there is evidence of a blood dyscrasia.

Special warnings for each target species

Refer to Sections, Contraindications and Special precautions for use

Special precautions for use

Special precautions for use in animals

Use in aged dogs may involve additional risk.

If such a use cannot be avoided, such dogs may require a reduced dosage and careful clinical management.
NSAIDs can cause inhibition of phagocytosis and hence in the treatment of inflammatory conditions associated with bacterial infection, appropriate concurrent antimicrobial therapy should be instigated.
Avoid use in any dehydrated, hypoproteinemic, hypovolaemic or hypotensive dog, as there is a potential risk of increased renal toxicity.

Refer to section, Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals
In the event of accidental ingestion of the tablets, seek medical advice and show the doctor the package leaflet.

Wash hands after handling the product.

Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)

Typical undesirable effects associated with NSAIDs such as vomiting, soft faeces/diarrhoea, faecal occult blood, loss of appetite and lethargy have been reported. These adverse reactions occur generally within the first treatment week and are in most cases transient and disappear following termination of the treatment but in very rare cases may be serious or fatal.

If adverse reactions occur, use of the product should be stopped and the advice of a veterinarian should be sought.

As with other NSAIDs there is a risk of rare renal or idiosyncratic hepatic adverse events.

Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay

Studies in laboratory species (rat and rabbit) have shown evidence of foetotoxic effects of carprofen at doses close to the therapeutic dose. The safety of the veterinary medicinal product has not been established during pregnancy and lactation. Do not use in pregnant or lactating bitches.

Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

Do not administer other NSAIDs and glucocorticoids concurrently or within 24 hours of each other. Some NSAIDs may be highly bound to plasma proteins and compete with other highly bound drugs, which can lead to toxic effects.

Concurrent administration of potential nephrotoxic drugs should be avoided.