Gastrafate Suspension

Description

A suspension containing a polyanionic saccharide,  ** (Each bottle contains 25 treatment doses or 50 maintenance doses) Ulmus fulva (slippery elm). It is a non-systemic, demulcent, surface active gastrointestinal protectant which provides supplementary support to the physiologic elements of the GI tract responsible for restoring normative function.

Reduction of acid may offer relief in the short-term, but long-term acid reduction may hinder the digestion which is dependant on stomach acid.

When ulcer treatment with conventional drugs is discontinued without concurrent removal of the stimulus for ulceration, horses quickly re-develop the ulceration.

Gastrafate® provides direct, on-contact support to the mucosal lining, allowing it to heal by itself.

Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria for Horses

Low-grade colic, inappetence or diarrhea for more than 5 days who failed adequate deworming therapies by owners and were with and without history of ulcers by endoscopy.

Results showed that 85% of horses with ulcer-associated colic and 91% of horses with diarrhea-associated colic showed improvement by four days.

Gastrafate® Administration

Horse weight	Initial Administration 3 times daily for 1 day	Maintenance  once daily
< 500 lbs	15 mL	10 mL
500 - 900 lbs	20 mL	10 mL
> 900 lbs	30 mL	15 mL

                                            

EQUINE GASTRAFATE^®