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Proton pump inhibitors: only omeprazole (Gastroguard) is licensed for horses.  Given PO once daily (4mg/kg) for 3-4 wks, most effective drug at controlling HCl secretion (decreases basal and stimulated release).  Expensive and not absorbed in foals with diarrhoea
 
Proton pump inhibitors: only omeprazole (Gastroguard) is licensed for horses.  Given PO once daily (4mg/kg) for 3-4 wks, most effective drug at controlling HCl secretion (decreases basal and stimulated release).  Expensive and not absorbed in foals with diarrhoea
Histamine H2 receptor antagonists:
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*ranitidine (Zantac, Zeneca, UK) 7mg/kg TID for 3-4wks
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*cimetidine 25mg/kg QID for 3-4wks (cheaper but less effective so must be given more frequently)
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===Treatment problems===
 
===Treatment problems===
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