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Approval and availability of antimicrobials for use in food-producing animals
The availability and effectiveness of antimicrobials, including medically important antimicrobials, are important to support the health and welfare of…
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FDA seeks comments on evaluating antimicrobial animal drugs guidance
Posted on October 1, 2002 The Food and Drug Administration announced on Sept. 11 the availability of a draft guidance document "Guidance for the…
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Reminder: ECP not approved for use in animals
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine has received reports that certain pharmacies and veterinarians have compounded…
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FDA finalizes guidance on cell-based products in animals
The Food and Drug Administration issued final guidance June 11 on the agency’s current thinking about how existing regulations apply
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Extralabel use of phenylbutazone banned in dairy cattle
Posted on April 1, 2003 The Food and Drug Administration has issued an order prohibiting extralabel use of phenylbutazone (animal and human drugs)…
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FDA investigation focuses on compounded drugs
The Food and Drug Administration is reminding horse owners and veterinarians of the potential dangers of compounded drugs.
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FDA issues guidance on regulation of cell-based products in animals
The Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance on the agency’s current thinking about how existing regulations apply to the use of…
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FDA’s Dunham delves into drug issues
Dr. Bernadette Dunham, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, recently fielded questions about drug issues and…
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FDA warns companies illegally selling CBD products
Agency signaled that it cannot conclude cannabidiol is safe.
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WHO seeks end to antibiotic use without disease
Global health authorities are discouraging use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals in the absence of disease.
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FDA rejects petition to ban rBST
In April the FDA-CVM denied a citizen's petition requesting that the agency rescind its approval of a recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) product…
Cannabis: FAQs for veterinarians
Get answers to frequently asked questions about the regulatory status of cannabis, cannabis-derived, and cannabis-related products in veterinary…
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Five chosen for councils, committee
The AVMA House of Delegates elected four council members in January 2017, while the AVMA Board of Directors appointed one committee
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Assessing pet supplements
A third of all U.S. households with dogs use supplements, as do about a fifth of households with cats, according to a report on pet supplements from…
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Phenylbutazone use surveyed, caution advised
The Department of Agriculture has not been testing specifically for phenylbutazone residues in dairy cows,
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Extralabel use of medicated feeds, including veterinary feed directive drugs, for minor species
The AVMA supports regulatory discretion in enforcing extralabel use of medicated feeds in minor species under veterinary oversight.
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Researchers to study drug resistance in high-risk cattle
Researchers in Texas and Nebraska plan to study how drug-resistant pathogens spread among cattle and how to prevent infections. The project will focus…
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Six chosen for councils, committees
The AVMA House of Delegates elected three council members in January 2016, while the AVMA Board of Directors appointed three committee
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Pharmacology research grant proposals invited
The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Foundation in partnership with the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation is
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FDA warns that compounding clenbuterol is illegal
In recent years, the availability of illegal clenbuterol formulations, produced as "compounded" drug product, has
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11th edition of Merck manual to be published in July
Merck & Co. will publish the 11th edition of The Merck Veterinary Manual in July.
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Options available to protect against longhorned tick
The invasive longhorned (bush) tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, has been a growing concern for the veterinary community following the appearance of…
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Europe bans antimicrobials, legislation proposed in U.S
The European Union has banned the use of four additional antimicrobials as growth promoters in animal feed.
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World Veterinary Day 2019 promotes value of vaccination
Vaccination is an essential tool for preventive veterinary medicine, according to the World Veterinary Association.
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House to discuss marijuana, VCPR, opioids, service animals
The AVMA House of Delegates plans to discuss the diverse topics of marijuana for treatment of animals, application and definition of the…