Osteoarthritis
Chronic degenerative joint disease — common in older dogs and cats, increasingly recognised in rabbits and geriatric birds. Multimodal management spans NSAIDs, adjunctive analgesics (gabapentin), monoclonal antibody therapy (frunevetmab in cats), and joint-supplement adjuncts.
Drugs cited for osteoarthritis (29)
- Bedinvetmab(Librela)Musculoskeletal
- Bedinvetmab Injectable(Librela Injectable)Biologic
- Boswellia Serrata Extract(various)Herbal/Alternative
- Cannabidiol (CBD)(ElleVet, various)Herbal/Alternative
- Carprofen(Rimadyl, Novox)Analgesic/Anti-inflammatory
- Cimicoxib(Cimalgex)NSAID
- Deracoxib(Deramaxx)Analgesic/Anti-inflammatory
- Enflicoxib(Daxocox)NSAID
- Etodolac(EtoGesic, Lodine)NSAID
- Firocoxib(Previcox, Equioxx)Analgesic/Anti-inflammatory
- Firocoxib (Equine)(Equioxx)NSAID
- Firocoxib Chewable(Previcox)Musculoskeletal
- Frunevetmab(Solensia)Musculoskeletal
- Frunevetmab Injectable(Solensia Injectable)Biologic
- Galliprant(Grapiprant Tablet)Musculoskeletal
- Glucosamine-Chondroitin(Cosequin, Dasuquin)Musculoskeletal
- Grapiprant(Galliprant)Analgesic/Anti-inflammatory
- Hyaluronic Acid(Legend, Hyalovet)Musculoskeletal
- Hyaluronic Acid (Equine Injectable)(Legend, Hyalovet)Joint supplement
- Mavacoxib(Trocoxil)NSAID
- Meloxicam(Metacam)Analgesic
- Meloxicam Oral Suspension(Metacam Oral, Loxicom)Musculoskeletal
- Pentosan Polysulfate(Cartrophen Vet, Elmiron)Musculoskeletal
- Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan(Adequan Canine, Adequan Equine)Musculoskeletal
- Solensia (Frunevetmab Solution)(Solensia)Biologic
- Tepoxalin(Zubrin)Analgesic/Anti-inflammatory
- Tepoxalin Chewable(Zubrin Chewable)Miscellaneous
- Tepoxalin Oral Suspension(Zubrin Rapidmelts)NSAID
- TramadolAnalgesic
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