Veterinary clinic «Biocontrol» (Head Physician)
Russian veterinary society of anesthesiologists «ANO VITAR» (President)
Russian Federation
GRNTI 68.41 Ветеринария
Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha2-adrenoreceptor agonist with a powerful sedative effect and analgesic properties. High selectivity of dexmedetomidine (1620:1) makes it the optimal drug among all representatives of the alpha-2adrenoreceptor agonist class for use in relatively small animals. Dexmedetomidine is currently the most popular sedative used for premedication and sedation, as well as in multimodal analgesia in a constant-rate infusion mode in intensive care. In 2024, a domestic drug with the trade name «Dexody» of the pharmaceutical company «Apicenna» with the active substance dexmedetomidine was registered. The drug is a complete analogue of the original drug and is approved for use in veterinary medicine.
selective alpha2-adrenoreceptor agonists, dexmedetomidine, premedication, sedation, multimodal analgesia, Dexodyia
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