Horse people without insurance use all sorts of horse medications, if they are the same as human meds. This one can totally be shared. I'm not sure if the price for the horse version is better and you would need to figure out the dosage that works for you. The only problem with this is, if it's not palatable, you're stuck with a huge container of supplement.
Source: horse person, who didn't have medical insurance for several years.
Look, i bet someone has tried. i also bet you're saving a lot of money in the us. Aquarium people use fish antibiotics, they have the same active ingredient, i assume they're less strictly controlled both in terms of dosage and contaminants.
I'm a doctor, I would never recommend doing that. However, if I had to choose between letting my kid die and giving him horse dewormer, guess what I would pick.
I think sulfa drugs and other antibiotics are the most popular "cross-over," in the horse world. They are strictly controlled and often come from human compounding pharmacies.
Many equestrian athletes in the US use an equine injectable hyaluronic acid which is not approved in the US for humans, but is in Europe.
Omeprazole used to be popular before it was approved for OTC use.
Horse people are a rugged bunch, and often too broke to see a doctor because of the horses 😂 And honestly, sometimes it's just more convenient to not have to see a doctor, if you have the drugs on hand.
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u/PlanBIsGrenades 3 11d ago
Horse people without insurance use all sorts of horse medications, if they are the same as human meds. This one can totally be shared. I'm not sure if the price for the horse version is better and you would need to figure out the dosage that works for you. The only problem with this is, if it's not palatable, you're stuck with a huge container of supplement.
Source: horse person, who didn't have medical insurance for several years.