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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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Harvard study finds BSE poses little threat to U.S. consumers, agriculture
The United States is highly resistant to the introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
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Internet pharmacies and compounding are high-priority areas, FDA says
Posted on March 1, 2002 Since prior coverage on the issue of Internet pharmacies (see JAVMA, June 1, 2001, and Aug. 15, 2001), the AVMA continues…
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Bayer seeks veterinary, industry backing before Baytril hearing
Posted on May 1, 2002 The Bayer Corporation is enlisting the veterinary community and food animal industry to help ensure that scientific evidence…
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Topical gels: An option for panicky pill takers?
There are over 100 drugs advertised as products that can be administered topically to veterinary patients
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Final guidance on anthelmintics use available
The Food and Drug Administration has issued three final guidance documents regarding the use of anthelmintics
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Nitrofuran ban in effect
The AVMA reminds veterinarians that the Food and Drug Administration has prohibited all uses of nitrofuran drugs
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FDA to enhance pharmaceutical good manufacturing practices
The Food and Drug Administration announced an initiative to enhance the regulation of pharmaceutical manufacturing
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Buprenorphine rescheduled under stricter regulatory control
The Drug Enforcement Administration has rescheduled buprenorphine from a schedule V narcotic to a schedule III narcotic
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AABP embraces disabled livestock, dairy cattle welfare guidelines -
The AABP board of directors endorsed the position on disabled livestock
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Bovine practitioners gather in dairyland
The meeting in America's Dairyland teamed sessions on dairy, cow-calf, feedlot, and general cattle topics.
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Air, water, land, light: all affect cattle - December 15, 2002
Environment was a prominent program theme at the 2002 AABP conference in September in Madison, Wis.
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Stretch your bovine practice potential
Deborah Stevenson, a registered technician who works with Dr. Mark Hilton at Purdue, places a growth implant.
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FDA extends call for treatment limit ideas
Food and Drug Administration authorities have extended a call for ideas on how to limit durations of some approved antimicrobial treatments in…
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Iowa State confers Stange, Switzer awards
Four alumni of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine were honored Oct. 29, 2016.
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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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Supplement companies made changes after facing crackdown
The availability of glucosamine for animals seemed to be in question 15 years ago.
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Delegates discuss ethics of vendor incentive programs
The Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics of the AVMA adequately cover transparency in acceptance of sponsorships, rebates, equipment, and free…
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The quirks of working with goats and sheep
Dr. Chris Duemler of Brodhead Veterinary Medical Center in Brodhead, Wisconsin, has always been fascinated with goats and finds
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Cattle veterinarians asked to issue illegal VFDs
Veterinary associations warned in March that cattle veterinarians were being pressured to issue illegal orders for medicated feeds.
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AVMA weighs stepped-up role in global food security
With the world’s population projected to grow by one-third to more than 9 billion people by 2050, global food production must increase as
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A closer look at veterinary homeopathy
Homeopathy is, depending on whom you ask, a gentler and more natural alternative to traditional medicine or an unproven and useless modality, at best.
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Drug changes not affecting pig health, so far
Federal controls over antimicrobial access and use increased at the end of 2016, requiring veterinarian oversight of hundreds of drug applications.
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Concentration labeling changed for epinephrine, two other medications
Three human-use pharmaceuticals used in veterinary medicine will be sold with labels containing revised descriptions of drug concentrations.
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Regenerative medicine, including therapeutic use of stem cells
Regenerative medicine holds promise in treating a variety of diseases, yet questions remain. The AVMA supports the continued scientific development of…