Equioxx is a medicine used in horses to relieve pain and inflammation in the joints caused by osteoarthritis (a long-term disease causing damage and pain in the joints) and to reduce the lameness that is associated with the disease. It contains the active substance firocoxib.

Description

• Active Ingredients: Firocoxib; artificially flavored: hickory smoke oil.
• Directions for User: The recommended dosage is one 57mg tablet, for oral administration in horses weighing 800-1300lbs, once daily for up to 14 days.

Firocoxib is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) belonging to the Coxib group, which acts by selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-mediated prostaglandin synthesis. Cyclooxygenase is responsible for generation of prostaglandins.

Pharmacokinetics: When administered as a 0.045 mg/lb (0.1 mg/kg) dose in oral paste to adult horses with normal access to roughage, feed, and water, the absolute bioavailability of firocoxib from EQUIOXX paste is approximately 79%.

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Equioxx (firocoxib) Tablets for Horses | Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.

The active substance in Equioxx, firocoxib, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that belongs to the group of medicines called 'cyclo-oygenase-s (COX-2) inhibitors' (or Coxibs).

Merial Previcox and Equioxx are both manufactured by Merial. Previcox and Equioxx are both firocoxib, an NSAID used to control pain and inflammation.

Equioxx (firocoxib) Tablets for Horses | Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.

Firocoxib (brand names: Previcox®, Equioxx®) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAID) used to treat pain and inflammation in dogs and horses.