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All hydrocodone products now schedule II drugs
The Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled all hydrocodone-containing products as schedule II drugs
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Human and animal medicine meet on the bridge
The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine hosted a symposium, The Bridge Between Veterinary Medicine and Human Health,
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AVMA joins Minor Use/Minor Species Coalition, steps up efforts to address product availability
The Executive Board authorized the Association to become a member of the Minor Use/Minor Species Coalition
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Companies to reduce antimicrobial availability
Hundreds of antimicrobial products will no longer be approved for livestock production uses, such as increased weight gain
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Cattle veterinarians honored
Seven veterinarians received awards in September for their contributions to bovine medicine.
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Changes coming in antimicrobial use, availability
When the types of antimicrobials important for human medicine are sold for use in farm animals, only a small portion require a
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CVM revising FDA and the Veterinarian
TAKE NOTICE CVM revising "FDA and the Veterinarian" The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine is…
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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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Regulatory update on HCG
The FDA-CVM has rescinded its policy of discretionary enforcement regarding the
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NAHMS to study swine diseases
Randomly selected pork producers will be contacted via mail by the
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USP to look at food animal medication practices
US Pharmacopeia announced this May it will explore the possibility of developing drug compounding guidelines
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PPA loss leaves veterinarians looking for alternatives
On Nov 3, the FDA announced a decision to initiate rule making to classify phenylpropanolamine as not generally recognized as
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Tramadol becomes controlled substance
The Drug Enforcement Administration has designated tramadol as a controlled substance
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Presidential Rank Award conferred on Sundlof
ACCOLADES Presidential Rank Award conferred on Sundlof FDA-CVM director, Dr. Stephen F. Sundlof is one of…
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Disposing of expired drugs: a matter of policy - January 1, 2001
posted on December 15, 2000 INSURANCE INFORMATION Group Health and Life Insurance Trust NOTE: As of July 2009, the AVMA has specific Best…
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Few rabies cases remain in Americas
Louise Taylor, PhD, said the effort to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies in humans in the Western Hemisphere has already saved thousands of lives.
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Ruling gives FDA discretion in drug withdrawals
An appellate court overturned a ruling that would have made federal drug authorities start proceedings to withdraw some antimicrobial uses in…
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Gaining weight
Pre-slaughter weights of livestock species have been increasing since at least the 1920s, and some of the largest gains have occurred in the past 25…
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Volume of AABP voice amplified
After the KPMG LLP economic study was released in 1999, the AABP and AASP sent a letter to
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Practitioners weigh in on vaccine issues
It was practitioners' turn to have their say about companion animal vaccine issues at a workshop designed to
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Expanding, adapting cattle practice
An acting instructor told cattle veterinarians to show energy and passion in their business conversations with clients and colleagues.
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Cattle veterinarians wanted
About 5,000 veterinarians are members of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, but that’s still likely less than a third of all…
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New resources give nuts and bolts of judicious use
Since November 1998, when the AVMA approved its principles on Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials, the Association has promoted them to help
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Substitution errors
Ten percent of veterinarians responding to recent polls said they have had patients harmed when outside pharmacies made substitutions in filling…