Description: Legend® Injectable Solution is used to treat joint dysfunction of the carpus or fetlock in horses due to non–infectious synovitis associated with equine osteoarthritis.
Product: Legend® Injectable Solution
For: Horses
Generic Name: Hyaluronate
Brand Names: Legend®
Drug Class: Mucopolysaccharide
Manufacturer: Boehringer Ingelheim
Product Description & Form: Legend® 10 mg⁄ml Injectable Solution 4 ml & 20 ml: clear, colorless solution. (NDC 50604–3141–01, 00010–3142–01)Legend® 10 mg⁄ml Injectable Solution 4 ml & 20 ml
Benefits:
Reduces production of inflammatory mediators, joint inflammation, and the resulting lameness for at least 45 days when given once a week for three weeks Easy to use I.V. administration for when intra–articular administration is not practical or desiredSafe and efficaciousProvides multi–modal approach against the cycle of inflammation and lamenessStimulates endogenous hyaluronic acid productionCreates a physical barrier to exclude inflammatory mediatorsDecreases the presence of inflammatory mediators