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Desoxycortone pivalate (Desoxycorticosterone pivalate, DOCP)

This is a drug monograph from the BSAVA Small Animal Formulary Part A: Canine and Feline. BSAVA members should login for access to the full monograph. Non-members can join BSAVA, buy a Formulary subscription, or buy the printed edition
  1. Farr H, Mason BL and Longhofer SL (2020) Randomised clinical non-inferiority trial comparing two formulations of desoxycortone pivalate for the treatment of canine primary hypoadrenocorticism. Veterinary Record 187, e12
  2. Roberts E, Ramsey IK, Gostelow R et al. (2025) Clinical findings, treatment, and outcomes in cats with naturally occurring hypoadrenocorticism: 41 cases. Journal of veterinary internal medicine 39, e17243
  3. Sieber-Ruckstuhl NS, Reusch CE, Hofer-Inteeworn N et al. (2019) Evaluation of a low-dose desoxycorticosterone pivalate treatment protocol for long-term management of dogs with primary hypoadrenocorticism. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 33, 1266–1271
  4. Vincent AM, Okonkowski LK, Brudvig JM et al. (2021) Low-dose desoxycorticosterone pivalate treatment of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 35, 1720–1728
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