Omeprazole ulcers

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A friend horse has ulcers, she has been advised to use Omeprazole to treat them, has anyone used this before and where would she get it from, we've only found it available in America and have heard its illegal to get into the country, is this right ? :-/
 
ticobay831 said:
Thanks Snitch but I read that they are different for horses, not sure if tha'ts correct :-/
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The horse version, as well as being many times the price (!!Equine Added Tax!!) has a coating to ensure it survives the acid environment of the equine stomach. I used the human version (donated by friends who had a surplus thanks to repeat prescribing) and accompanied it with bicarb to lower the acidity level. Along with an oil to coat the lining of the stomach and a probiotic it worked fine on mine, although it could have been coincidence. Working out the dose was interesting - I muliplied the dose/bodyweight and opened the capsules to add the grains inside to food.
 
Who advised them to use it? Given the bet would have to have diagnosed them she would either get it for them or a prescription for it. It is a prescription only medicine.

People do import it illegally from abler but that is also of questionable quality if you read the FDA reports. And it is hard to find people that actually scoped before and after.

I guess you pay your money and you take your choice. I like my horse enough that if it was diagnosed to be struggling with painful ulcers I'd start with with the proven version :p
 
Proton pump inhibitors for horses ( opposed to people ) have a delivery system designed for the job they do .
Injectable inhibitors are now on the market .
I would bet no vet told OP's friend to get this powerful drug from unlicensed source and give it to her horse .
 
Your vet should be able to prescribe ulcer gold or similar. It usually comes in a syringe and you dose in the same way as a worker. It s very, very expensive - can you put it through insurance?
 
To me this looks like someone ordering medicine in bulk and then distributing it themselves without the proper permissions. Those medicines are prescription only in the UK, being like the abler site doesn't mean you don't need a prescription. Love old very dodgy to me, I keep seeing it on Facebook and wouldn't be surprised if they don't get in trouble for it soon.

That being said, medicine from abler is cheaper and is effective in my experience, lots of people do buy it from there, rightly or wrongly.
 
It depends on the animal you are buying it for and the quantity! Even for a human you can only buy so much OTC.

Yes people importing abler not for resale is also illegal

You have of course seen the FDA rulings on abler in particular (if making a choice for your horse is important) on their quality control/ the variety of level of active ingredients provided. Personally I'd rather give my horse something tested and that I know is delivering the required quantity for improvement.
 
Ranitidine is short acting and to cure a horse should be given four times a day. Omeprazole is a once a day drug. Both would be very difficult to buy OTC in sufficient quantity to treat a horse.

Importing omeprazole from Abler is definitely illegal, but the drug has been tested by the US FDA (in trying to stop them supplying it!) and is the real deal. (Ester it passed the tests for an NTR drug, but it's not NTR*. The FDA testing actually made me more likely to buy!)



* narrow therapeutic range, the dose has to be very accurate with NTR drugs.
 
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H4lyc79 said:
You can get it from this site in the uK www.horseulcertreatment.co.uk


To add this is the horse version so has the required coating to ensure it works
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If it is true that they are shipping from within the UK, then buyers' names and addresses will be easily available and anyone purchasing could easily be prosecuted.

The site is breaking pretty well every UK online trading law. I don't bet on it staying around too long if it is genuinely run from the UK.


Able is not a US site, it is Asian.
 
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H4lyc79 said:
Thanks for the info. That is really interesting to know.

One thing that you have stated that is inaccurate is the dose of ranitidine. It is active for around 8 horses in horses so only needs to be given 3 times per day.

My vet confirmed the dose is 6.6mg per KG of body weight 3 times per day
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Good to know, thanks. Three is so much easier than four !
 
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