For treatment and prevention of gastric ulcers in horses,
including foals from 4 weeks old.
Each syringe of GASTROGARD, containing 6.16 g of oral
paste, delivers omeprazole 2.279 g (37% w/w paste). Also
contains yellow iron oxide (E172).
GASTROGARD is effective in horses of various breeds and
under different management conditions, foals as young as
four weeks of age and weighing over 70 kg, and breeding
stallions. For oral administration.
Treatment of gastric ulcers: one administration per day
during 28 consecutive days at the dose rate of 4 mg
omeprazole per kg body weight followed immediately by a
dosage regimen of one administration per day during 28
consecutive days at the dose rate of 1 mg omeprazole per
kg body weight, to reduce the recurrence of gastric
ulcers during treatment.
Should recurrence occur (confirmed by gastroscopy),
re-treatment at a dose rate of 4 mg omeprazole per kg
body weight is recommended.
Prevention of gastric ulcers: one administration per day
at the dose rate of 1mg omeprazole per kg body weight.
To deliver GASTROGARD at the treatment dose of 4 mg
omeprazole/kg, set the syringe plunger to the appropriate
dose division for the horse’s weight. Each full dose
division on the syringe plunger delivers sufficient
omeprazole to treat 100 kg bodyweight. The contents of
one syringe will treat a 575 kg horse at the rate of
4 mg omeprazole per kg body weight.
To deliver GASTROGARD at the dose of 1 mg omeprazole/kg, set the syringe plunger to the dose division equivalent to one quarter of the horse's body weight. At this dose, each full division on the syringe plunger will deliver sufficient omeprazole to treat 400 kg body weight. For example, to treat a horse weighing 400kg set the plunger to 100kg
