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Showing only stories from the Pharm. category: Pharmaceuticals and biologicals -- show all categories
November 27, 2019 — [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service...
September 30, 2019 — [Pharm.]
VET09: Understanding Susceptibility Test Data as a Component of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Settings, 1st Edition is now available from the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute...
September 30, 2019 — [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded two $250,000 grants to fund research projects in fiscal year (FY) 2019 aimed to help target and define durations of use for certain medically...
September 30, 2019 — [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released draft Guidance for Industry, entitled "Eligibility Criteria for Expanded Conditional Approval of New Animal Drugs," to assist animal...
September 4, 2019 — [Pharm.]
As part of an initiative to support antibiotic stewardship in the US swine industry, we invite AASV members to participate in a survey on antibiotic use practices in the US swine industry. With...
August 28, 2019 — [Pharm.]
As part of an initiative to support antibiotic stewardship in the US swine industry, we invite AASV members to participate in a survey on antibiotic use practices in the US swine industry. With...
August 21, 2019 — [Pharm.]
As part of an initiative to support antibiotic stewardship in the US swine industry, we invite AASV members to participate in a survey on antibiotic use practices in the US swine industry. With...
August 14, 2019 — [Pharm.]
As part of an initiative to support antibiotic stewardship in the US swine industry, we invite AASV members to participate in a survey on antibiotic use practices in the US swine industry. With...
August 6, 2019 — [Pharm.]
US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) unveiled the first industry report quantifying antimicrobial use on broiler chicken and turkey farms. According to USPOULTRY findings, broiler chicken and...
August 6, 2019 — [Pharm.]
Citing efforts to improve transparency and public access to information about approved antibiotics for animas, the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has published...
July 10, 2019 — [Pharm.]
What: Five-part webinar series for veterinarians with continuing education credit, hosted by Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative and Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association...
June 12, 2019 — [Pharm.]
What: Five-part webinar series for veterinarians with continuing education credit, hosted by Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative and Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association...
May 29, 2019 — [Pharm.]
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is releasing the results of two national studies that examine antimicrobial use and stewardship on beef...
May 21, 2019 — [Pharm.]
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued an updated policy position on responsible antimicrobial use in food-producing animals. [Source: CIDRAP 15 May 2019] Citing a need for a...
May 8, 2019 — [Pharm.]
UN, international agencies, and experts released a groundbreaking report demanding immediate, coordinated and ambitious action to avert a potentially disastrous drug-resistance crisis. [Source:
April 25, 2019 — [Pharm.]
What: Five-part webinar series for veterinarians with continuing education credit, hosted by Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative and Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association...
March 27, 2019 — [Pharm.]
What: Five-part webinar series for veterinarians with continuing education credit, hosted by Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative and Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association...
March 6, 2019 — [Pharm.]
Ever since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its 2013 report, "Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States" — which states that each year at least 2...
March 6, 2019 — [Pharm.]
Antimicrobials used to treat diseases such as salmonellosis that can be transmitted between animals and humans are becoming less effective, according to data released on Tuesday by the European...
December 19, 2018 — [Pharm.]
Every year, at least two million Americans are sickened by serious infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens, such as MRSA. And, at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of...
December 19, 2018 — [Pharm.]
Leading stakeholder organizations define and outline core components of stewardship to protect public healthA group of major food companies, retailers, livestock producers, and trade and professional...
September 19, 2018 — [Pharm.]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) unveiled its five-year action plan for supporting antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings. This plan...
August 29, 2018 — [Pharm.]
The Veterinary Counsel with the Canadian Pork Council says pending changes to regulations pertaining to veterinary use of antimicrobials will allow the pork sector to take a leadership role in...
August 1, 2018 — [Pharm.]
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health challenge. Antimicrobial drugs have been widely used in human and veterinary medicine for more than 60 years. When used judiciously, antimicrobials...
July 25, 2018 — [Pharm.]
Countries are making significant steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), but serious gaps remain and require urgent action, according to a report released today by the Food and Agriculture...
May 18, 2018 — [Pharm.]
The Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) recently added CVB Notice 18-05 Detection of Senecavirus A (SVA) in Veterinary Biological Products to its website. [Source: USDA...
February 14, 2018 — [Pharm.]
A doctor of Veterinary Medicine with Prairie Swine Health Services is confident stepped up surveillance of antibiotic use in Canada will lead to a reduction in the use of these products. To help...
January 16, 2018 — [Pharm.]
Pork producers battling swine respiratory disease associated with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) now have more flexibility when using Lincomix® (lincomycin hydrochloride) Type A medicated...
December 13, 2017 — [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today published its annual report summarizing sales and distribution data for all antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals. The 2016 report...
November 8, 2017 — [Pharm.]
World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending that farmers and the food industry stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals. [Source: WHO, November 7,...
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Category abbreviations: AASV=Membership information, announcements, and other information from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians; Abs.=Abstracts from journal articles of general interest to swine veterinarians.; ALERT=Used to create email alerts; An.H.=Animal Health; Conf.=Conference announcements and other continuing education opportunities; FAD="Foreign" Animal Disease and other news most significant to regions outside of North America.; Food=Food Safety; Gov.=Information about legislation, regulations, and rulemaking that may affect the swine industry or swine veterinarians.; Hum.H.=Human health; Ind.=News from the pork industry, including NPPC and Pork Board activities.; International=Information regarding swine health and production internationally.; Jobs=Position announcements, primarily seeking swine veterinarians.; Meet=Provides a short synopsis of meetings of importance to swine veterinarians.; News=Agriculture related news events.; Nutr.=Swine nutrition; OP-ED=Opinion or editorial articles expressing the thoughts of individual Association members.; Pharm.=Pharmaceuticals and biologicals; PRRS=Articles from the AASV PRRS Task Force; Practice=Information associated with practice management or development.; Research=Research topics of interest to swine veterinarians.; Students=Information of interest to AASV student members.; USDA=US Dept. of Agriculture activities of interest to swine veterinarians.; Welfare=Animal welfare issues