Products
Acepromazine is commercially available in the form of tablets, as a solution for injection, as a gel, and as granules as a veterinary drug. It has been approved in many countries since 1970.
Structure and properties
Acepromazine (C19H22N2OS, Mr = 326.5 g/mol) is present in drugs as acepromazine hydrogenomaleate.
Effects
Acepromazine (ATCvet QN05AA04) has sedative and muscle relaxant properties. It has a depressant effect and reduces motor activity.
Indications
Acepromazine is used in dogs, cats, and horses for sedation and immobilization, psychosis, behavioral disorders, pruritus, and motion sickness.
