What are some medicines, vaccines, etc. that are difficult or impossible to stock up on due to prescription laws and red tape, but could be had as veterinary or farm supplies and used on people if needed? I'm thinking tetanus shots, penicillin, that kind of stuff. What is useful, what is NOT and can kill a human, and how do you cut the dosage from say, a horse, to a human level?
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Re: Vet medicine for people
Sat, January 26, 2008 - 3:31 PMErythromycin and SMT(sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) roll through equine facilities by the bucket full. -
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Sat, January 26, 2008 - 3:46 PMum...what is that and what's it for? pronounciation practice? -
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Sat, January 26, 2008 - 3:50 PMCommon antibiotics.
You know-- the anti-bacterial drugs that docs so often prescribe for viral infections. [roll eyes/] -
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Mon, January 28, 2008 - 5:37 PMEurethamiacin is the synthetic substitute for Penicillin. It works just as well, and has a longer shelf life. You can get a big 'ol hunk of that from a horse doctor, store it.
Also, worm medicines are not really a bad idea to have in an EOW locker. Worms, ticks n fleas will be human afflictions in an EOW situation. -
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Mon, January 28, 2008 - 9:01 PMis eurithamiacin alright for people who are allergic to penicillin? if it's a completely different drug then it's probably okay. Your considerate somplification of 'synthetic substitute for penicillin' left me a little confused though. Sorry. I've a family member allergic to penicillin but not other antibiotics. -
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Wed, January 30, 2008 - 5:03 PMAs far as I've had it explained, it is good for treating everything Penicillin is, but made from synthetic compounds. Penicillin is at its heart organic (mold) and some folks are allergic to it. -
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Wed, January 30, 2008 - 6:07 PMbeing synthetic I would imagine improves shelf life.... how long?
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Sat, February 2, 2008 - 2:28 PMI thought neosporin was horse medicine till I was 23 year's old. Steve, on the yahoo survivalist group say's any medicine that can be used on a pig are alright with people. I don't know. I don't know if I would give myself a west nile shot meant for horses. Ivermectin can kill heart worm's in some dog's. If it don't kill your dog. I don't think I'll eat any of that either. Nurse Goodbody (malicious) probably know's what might be harmful crossing over to people from animal's. Far as I know, horse antibiotic's are good for people too. -
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Mon, February 4, 2008 - 6:45 PMWe get our antivenoms and vaccines from horses, so we should be readily compatible.
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Mon, February 4, 2008 - 7:59 PMyea, we're readily compatible...except for Bruce Lee.
Is there a way to check for allergies before it comes to the 'all or nothing' method?
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Mon, February 4, 2008 - 8:52 PMor chickens the docs ask if ur allergic to chickens before they give u some vaccines cause there made by chickens, but on the other had i dont think i would like to take meds made for fowl. i would think that swine would be another good replacement, but im not really sure
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