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Compounding Resources will educate veterinary profession
In recent months, the Food and Drug Administration has been cracking down on illegal drug compounding.
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FDA extends educational period for new policy on compounding animal drugs from bulk drug substances
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed enforcement of its finalized guidance regarding compounding animal drugs from bulk drug substances.
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Are you asking the right questions?
Veterinary profession steps up to curb illegal drug compounding from bulk substances by educating
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Ethics on veterinary organizations’ agendas
The American Association of Equine Practitioners has clearly made ethics education a priority this year.
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ISU confers Stange, Switzer awards
Recipients of the 2015 Stange Award for Meritorious Service went to Drs. Marion Anders, Kenneth Harkin, and Howard Moore.
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AVMA offers handout on NSAIDs
The AVMA has produced a new handout to help practitioners educate clients about the safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pets.
Clinic posters: Be careful with antibiotics
Veterinarians can post these flyers in veterinary clinics, or hand them to clients, to educate clients about why they don't always prescribe…
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Video summarizes compounding rules
The AVMA has released a video for veterinarians titled “Compounding 101” that summarizes the basic rules of drug compounding in veterinary
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Bayer to buy Teva’s U.S. animal health business
Bayer HealthCare LLC and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced Sept. 14 that they have signed an agreement for Bayer to
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Proposal to schedule propofol draws reactions
Veterinary community differs on necessity, agrees that disposal could become a burden
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Clinic fliers, documents cover appropriate antimicrobial use
The AVMA has developed two new clinic fliers to educate cat and dog owners about appropriate antimicrobial use.
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FDA advises drug sponsors on supplemental drug applications
Posted on December 15, 2002 The Food and Drug Administration has released final guidance to educate sponsors of new animal drug applications…
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Grants available for veterinary pharmacology research
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation is partnering with the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation to fund research projects geared toward…
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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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The slow rise of generic animal drugs
In human medicine, generic drugs accounted for 88 percent of prescriptions dispensed in the United States as of 2014.
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AVMA develops communications on pet prescriptions
The AVMA has developed new communications regarding prescriptions for pets, comprising a message to AVMA members
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Practices encouraged to be proactive about antimicrobials
A report now available from the AVMA Task Force for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Companion Animal Practice provides a framework for instituting a…
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Drug vials may be overfilled
The volume of drug contained within a vial may exceed the labeled volume, according to the AVMA Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents.
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New resource available on generic drugs
Pharmaceutical trade group members hope veterinarians will learn more about generic drug safety and drug industry issues
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FDA issues safety warning on Comfortis-ivermectin interaction
The clinical signs of these adverse reactions are consistent with ivermectin toxicosis.
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Volunteer for Our Oath in Action projects
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation is seeking volunteers this fall for Our Oath in Action, a veterinary outreach program with projects across…
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Calgary selects its second dean
Dr. Baljit Singh has been named as dean of the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, effective Sept. 1.
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Tufts promotes Kochevar
Dr. Deborah T. Kochevar has left her position as dean at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University after 12 years.
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Reserves of human-use rabies vaccine could alleviate supply worries
An uptick in rabies infections, a swing in the human plasma market, or failure of a human-use vaccine lot to pass regulations could further hurt the…
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AVMA council releases report on dog and cat vaccinations
The AVMA Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents has published a report on vaccinations