Anesthesia & Analgesia Formulary

Knowing and using the appropriate anesthetics and analgesics is a critical aspect of the proper care and use of animals in research.

This formulary lists dosages for many of the more commonly used anesthetics and analgesics and is meant as a guide for protocol preparation. Doses are approximations; you must titrate to the animal's strain, age, sex and individual responses and adjust depending on what other drugs are administered concurrently.

Consult with an RARC veterinarian before significantly departing from these dosages. Discuss any drug not listed in the formulary with your RARC lab animal veterinarian.