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Originally Posted by danielle d
i probably sound silly but i always thought that animals needed completely different drugs to humans i also thought it a bit strange that one drug could treat 2 different medical problems in 2 different species. I didn't want to ask the vet in case he thought i was stupid....
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No, not at all, although sometimes the drugs have different 'brand names' for animals. Another one used in animals and humans is Flagyl (metronidazole) used to treat gum infections & thrush in people, but used for Giardia in animals (or was until it was realised Panacur works better - same drug family, fenbendazole). Many many other examples as well.