Corvental D Capsules 500mg 100 pack

Corvental D Capsules 500mg 100 pack

Corvental D capsules are used for the treatment of bronchitis and congestive heart failure in dogs. The capsules are quickly absorbed on an empty stomach, dilating coronary arteries and relieving broncho-spasms

Each 500mg Corvental D capsule is hard and has an opaque green/transparent green colour. Each capsule half is printed in white with “Th500”. The active ingredient is Theophylline.

How To Buy Corvental D Capsules For Dogs

Corvental D capsules 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 Corvental capsules online instead of going to your vet every month.

How To Use Corvental D Capsules

20 mg per kg bodyweight of Corvental D capsules should be given orally once daily only. Care should be taken to ensure that dogs are weighed carefully and accurately and that the dose does not exceed 20 mg/kg body weight.

Special Precautions

Theophylline should be used with caution in dogs with liver disease. If vomiting occurs, the dose should be reduced or the treatment discontinued.

In the case of accidental ingestion, seek medical advice immediately and show the package leaflet or the label to the physician.

Target species

Dogs.

Indications for use, specifying the target species

For the treatment of bronchitis and congestive heart failure in dogs.

Contraindications

Concurrent use of beta-sympathomimetics is contra-indicated, as additive or synergistic interactions, resulting in exaggerated side effects may result.

Do not use in dogs with a known history of epileptiform seizures as convulsions have been reported in patients on theophylline treatment, often with no preceding signs of toxicity and in otherwise apparently normal animals.

Special warnings for each target species

None known.

Special precautions for use

Special precautions for use in animals

Theophylline should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. If vomiting occurs, the dose should be reduced or the treatment discontinued.

Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals

In the case of accidental ingestion, seek medical advice immediately and show the package leaflet or the label to the physician.

Adverse reactions (frequency and seriousness)

The following side effects have been reported: restlessness, agitation, excitement, vomiting, diarrhoea, polydipsia, sedation, reduced appetite and polyuria.

If signs of CNS excitement occur, (twitching, restlessness or convulsions) discontinue treatment immediately.

Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay

When theophylline is prescribed to pregnant bitches, the risk-benefit of the treatment should be assessed. Only small amounts of theophylline are excreted in milk.

Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

Plasma theophylline levels may increase in patients under treatment with macrolide and fluoroquinolone antibiotics, such as erythromycin and enrofloxacin, and decrease in patients receiving phenobarbitone or phenytoin.

Theophylline may reduce the convulsive threshold in patients receiving ketamine.

Administration of theophylline shortly before halothane anaesthesia may result in arrhythmogenic effects.