Has anybody used injectable omeprazole?

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As title, has anybody used this rather than traditional omeprazole and how easy is it for vets to get hold of? Is it able to be bought from one of the online pharmacy type companies with a vet prescription to administer yourself? Any experiences welcome!
 
Can you give it im or sc in horses? In humans it can only be administered orally or iv which would be a tad complicated for the average horse owner I’d’ve thought?
 
My vet had no issue getting it; it is administered IM and vet left me with a months worth to inject myself. It is a very viscous substance and a bit of a bastard to inject, but avoids all the hassle of feeding the stuff. No idea if you can get it off the net.
 
Yep, I've used it a few times. Seemed to work well the first time, about a year ago, but not so well the second time, just before Xmas.

It's a real pain to administer, it's really gloopy and needs to be really warm to flow through the needle. As mine was on an insurance claim, I got the vets to come out each week to give it. The insurance claim has run out now, so if I need to use it again I'll be doing it myself.
 
Thanks for the replies, friend whose horse it is is a nurse so very used to giving jabs! Just wanted to be up to date with all the relevant information as vets haven't mentioned that it is an option
 
We had to have a whole month of oral meds first, and only when scoped again with no improvement did they allow the injectable meds. The vet might not be allowed to offer it straight away as I'm not sure if it's fully licensed yet.
 
Unfortunately it’s not a licensed drug in the uk, it’s made as a ‘special’. In the uk, vets have to follow the ‘cascade’ and prescribe a drug licensed in the UK for that purpose. If there’s not a licensed version suitable, they can then use a drug for a different species, or human drug, or finally if none are suitable then specials can be used. Reasons to use the special omeprole inj are treatment failure with licensed drugs, or the type of ulcer is unlikely to be cured by the licensed drug. Cost cannot be the reason not to use the licensed drug. As a special you can usually only get it directly from a vet.
 
Interesting......the injectable version was the first treatment my horse had post scoping by Mr Brazil. In the past I have had to sign some paperwork when agreeing to the use of something that wasn't licensed......this wasn't for ulcers.....and that didn't happen in this case, hence my belief it was licensed. Mmmmm.
 
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