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Pain medications administered post-surgery. Different doses of Hydromorphone and Buprenorphine are listed according to rhesus macaque weight. Hydromorphone is administered post-surgery every 4 hours IM until 2000 hours and Buprenorphine (IM) for 2 days post-surgery at 2000 hours (once per day).
| Animal Weight |
Hydromorphone (2mg/ml) |
Buprenorphine (0.3mg/ml) |
|---|---|---|
| <3kg | 0.5mg (0.25ml) | 0.15mg (0.5ml) |
| 3–10kg | 1mg (0.5ml) | 0.3mg (1ml) |
| >10kg | 2mg (1ml) | 0.3mg (1ml) |
