Extrapyramidal side effects caused by fluphenazine decanoate in a horse.
To provide long-term sedation, a horse was given fluphenazine decanoate, a human antipsychotic drug. The horse was progressively agitated and made unusual repetitive motions. Sedation with barbiturates was an effective treatment. This case is not unusual, and the use of fluphenazine by veterinarians in horses as a mild long-acting tranquilizer is not uncommon.
Kauffman
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University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, Kennet Square 19348.
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Divers
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Perkons
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D000818:Animals; D005116:Extrapyramidal Tracts / Q000187:drug effects*; D005476:Fluphenazine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*
D005476:Fluphenazine