Buprenorphine DOSAGE CHART

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Dosing chart to assist in calculating the vol of buprenorphine sol to administer.

  • Based on using  buprenorphine solution at a concentration of  0.3mg/ml  (300 mcg/ml)

  • Select weight of the animal and read vol per dose

  • Provides 3 options – based on 10, 20, and 30 ug/kg dosing schedules

Buprenorphine (0.3 mg/ml) Analgesia: Dose in milliliters

Weight in lbs.
6 hours 10ug/kg
8 hours 20ug/kg
12 hours 30ug/kg
ml
ml
ml
1.1
0.02
0.03
0.05
1.5
0.02
0.05
0.07
2.0
0.03
0.06
0.09
2.5
0.04
0.08
0.11
3.0
0.05
0.09
0.14
3.5
0.05
0.11
0.16
4.0
0.06
0.12
0.18
4.5
0.07
0.14
0.20
5.0
0.08
0.15
0.23
5.5
0.08
0.17
0.25
6.0
0.09
0.18
0.27
6.5
0.10
0.20
0.30
7.0
0.11
0.21
0.32
7.5
0.11
0.23
0.34
8.0
0.12
0.24
0.36
8.5
0.13
0.26
0.39
9.0
0.14
0.27
0.41
9.5
0.14
0.29
0.43
10.0
0.15
0.30
0.45
10.5
0.16
0.32
0.48
11.0
0.17
0.33
0.50
11.5
0.17
0.35
0.52
12.0
0.18
0.36
0.55
12.5
0.19
0.38
0.57
13.0
0.20
0.39
0.59
13.5
0.20
0.41
0.61
14.0
0.21
0.42
0.64
14.5
0.22
0.44
0.66
15.0
0.23
0.45
0.68
15.5
0.23
0.47
0.70
16.0
0.24
0.48
0.73
16.5
0.25
0.50
0.75
17.0
0.26
0.52
0.77
17.5
0.27
0.53
0.80
18.0
0.27
0.55
0.82
18.5
0.28
0.56
0.84
19.0
0.29
0.58
0.86
19.5
0.30
0.59
0.89
20.0
0.30
0.61
0.91
20.5
0.31
0.62
0.93
21.0
0.32
0.64
0.95

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