For oral use.
Dosage and treatment schedule
The recommended initial dose is 0.4 to 0.6 mg oclacitinib/kg bodyweight, administered orally, twice daily for up to 14 days.
For maintenance therapy, the same dose (0.4 to 0.6 mg oclacitinib/kg bodyweight) should then be administered only once a day. The requirement for long-term maintenance therapy should be based on an individual benefit-risk assessment.
Apoquel can be administered with or without food.
The dosing table below shows the number of tablets required. The tablets are breakable along the score line.
Bodyweight (kg) of dog | Strength and number of tablets to be administered. Initial dose (twice daily) / Maintenance therapy (once daily) |
3.6 mg tablets | 5.4 mg tablets | 16 mg tablets |
3.0 – 4.4 | ½ | | |
4.5 – 5.9 | | ½ | |
6.0 – 8.9 | 1 | | |
9.0 – 13.4 | | 1 | |
13.5 – 19.9 | | | ½ |
20.0 – 26.9 | | 2 | |
27.0 – 39.9 | | | 1 |
40.0 – 54.9 | | | 1½ |
55.0 – 80.0 | | | 2 |