Xylazine

Authors: Beasley M
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 43, Issue 3, pp 125, Jun 1995
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: General, Human
Subject Terms: Adverse drug reaction, Anaesthesia/analgesia/sedation, Animal remedies/veterinary medicines
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: The veterinary medicine xylazine, used as a sedative particularly in deer velveting operations, is periodically the subject of enquiry to staff at the National Poisons and Hazardous Chemicals Information Centre (NPHCIC). Most commonly the questions relate to its toxicity to humans and possible antidotes; more recently we have been asked to comment on emergency management protocols in the event of accidental self-injection. There is quite limited documentation of adverse outcomes from human exposures to xylazine. A recent review identified only a handful of case reports, involving either deliberate self-administration or accidental over-exposure, either from injection or by ingestion…

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