Well to me that can go a couple different ways. I realize I forgot to clarify above that my knowledge of meds outside of psych drugs fades pretty quickly beyond the easy ones like metoprolol and pantoprazole, so I can’t really speak to the specifics from the back end of drug testing and approval of long acting medications from other drug families without a lot more reading that I am not doing on my day off (it was my least favorite class the better part of a decade ago).
On the other hand I could absolutely see an IM med being approved at a higher relative dosage and/or with a slightly harsher side effect profile in veterinary medicine even if just to reduce occupational dog bites by increasing the time interval. That could also just be empathy for someone who has had to stab an actively struggling patient (and been the reluctant stab-ee myself believe it or not).
I mean, they have year long heartworm shots. It’s not like it’s unheard of for an injectable to last longer than a few months.
Well to me that can go a couple different ways. I realize I forgot to clarify above that my knowledge of meds outside of psych drugs fades pretty quickly beyond the easy ones like metoprolol and pantoprazole, so I can’t really speak to the specifics from the back end of drug testing and approval of long acting medications from other drug families without a lot more reading that I am not doing on my day off (it was my least favorite class the better part of a decade ago).
On the other hand I could absolutely see an IM med being approved at a higher relative dosage and/or with a slightly harsher side effect profile in veterinary medicine even if just to reduce occupational dog bites by increasing the time interval. That could also just be empathy for someone who has had to stab an actively struggling patient (and been the reluctant stab-ee myself believe it or not).