DETERMINATION OF INDICATORS OF ACUTE TOXICITY OF THE DRUG BY CARDISTIM

Keywords: dog diseases, cardiovascular system, acute toxicity, pimobendan, mitral valve, endocardiosis

Abstract

Dogs, as companion animals, occupy a large part in the lives of many families. Owners pay great attention to the health of their animals, so they regularly visit veterinary clinics. One of the common groups of diseases is diseases accompanied by pathologies of the cardiovascular system, including myxomatous lesions of the mitral valve. For the treatment of dogs with such pathologies, it is necessary to develop effective treatment protocols that should include drugs that stimulate the work of the cardiovascular system. Such drugs include dosage forms based on pimobendan. Pimobendan belongs to benzimidazole-pyridazinone derivatives, and is a non-sympathomimetic, non-glycoside inotropic substance that has pronounced vasodilator properties. The aim of our research was to calculate the parameters of acute toxicity of the drug Cardistim based on pimobendan. The study was conducted at the Department of Veterinary Sanitary Inspection, Microbiology, Hygiene and Pathological Anatomy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the Laboratory "Veterinary Pharmacy" of Sumy National Agrarian University. To determine the parameters of acute toxicity, intragastric administration of the drug Cardistim to white rats aged 2 months was used. Toxicity indicators were determined using the LD50 program, by the methods of G. Kerber (1931) and G. Pershin (1950). The median lethal dose of the drug Cardistim when calculated by a computer program was 6059.72 mg/kg. The result of the calculation by the method of G. Pershin, the acute toxicity of the drug Cardistim when administered intragastrically to rats was 5952.37 mg per kg of weight. The acute toxicity index of the drug Cardistim when administered intragastrically to white rats by the method of G. Kerber (1931) was 568.34 mg of the drug per 1 kg of animal weight. As a result of calculations, it was found that the arithmetic mean toxicity index of Cardistim was 5906.81 mg/kg of weight. It was found that the drug Cardistim when administered into the stomach of white rats belongs to the fourth hazard class (low-toxic substances).

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Published
2025-03-14
How to Cite
Petrov, R., & Iakovlev, I. (2025). DETERMINATION OF INDICATORS OF ACUTE TOXICITY OF THE DRUG BY CARDISTIM. Bulletin of Sumy National Agrarian University. The Series: Veterinary Medicine, (4(67), 83-89. https://doi.org/10.32782/bsnau.vet.2024.4.12