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Showing only stories from the Pharm. category: Pharmaceuticals and biologicals -- show all categories
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 — Harry Snelson [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,...
August 30, 2017 — [Pharm.]
Farmers and vets are being urged to continue following current prescription guidelines and completing courses of animal treatments, after some health experts questioned the validity of currently...
July 30, 2017 — [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces the approval of Banamine Transdermal (flunixin transdermal solution), an animal drug approved for the control of pain associated with foot rot and the...
June 19, 2017 — Harry Snelson [Pharm.]
The issue of extra-label drug use was a topic of discussion during the AASV members-only session at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, IA on June 8. Dr Harry Snelson provided a review of the Animal...
May 17, 2017 — [Pharm.]
The FARAD manages the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank and has been serving the veterinary profession for 35 years. It is funded and sponsored by the USDA National Institute of Food and...
March 15, 2017 — [Pharm.]
Since the VFD (Veterinary Feed Directive) rules went into effect, veterinarians are now becoming more aware of how medicated feeds are being used on their clients' operations. Unfortunately,...
March 7, 2017 — [Pharm.]
Bacteria found in humans, animals and food continue to show resistance to widely used antimicrobials, says the latest report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria by the European Food Safety...
March 1, 2017 — [Pharm.]
Reducing the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, replacing them where possible and re-thinking the livestock production system is essential for the future of animal and public health....
January 11, 2017 — [Pharm.]
The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank, or FARAD, hosted by Kansas State University, is continuing its work helping protect the nation's food supply. [Source: K-State News and Communications,...
January 4, 2017 — [Pharm.]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has completed the implementation of Guidance for Industry #213, a process begun in 2013 to transition antimicrobial drugs with...
December 27, 2016 — [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 report...
December 27, 2016 — [Pharm.]
In preparation for implementing the changes outlined in Guidance for Industry #213 (GFI #213), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued three Federal Register documents to update the Code of...
December 12, 2016 — [Pharm.]
In preparation for expanded Veterinary Feed Directives (VFDs) on January 1, 2017, GlobalVetLINK (GVL®) has announced that current and transition FDA-approved VFD drugs are active in its...
December 7, 2016 — [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it is entering the next phase of its efforts to mitigate antimicrobial resistance by focusing for the first time on medically important...
December 7, 2016 — [Pharm.]
A Professor with the University of Saskatchewan says the livestock industry has a role to play in contributing to reducing antimicrobial resistance. "The Use of Vaccines and Our Social License...
November 30, 2016 — [Pharm.]
Antibiotics are critical tools for control of diseases in livestock. Antibiotic resistance threatens the use of antibiotics in livestock for two important reasons. If resistance develops, the...
November 23, 2016 — [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released its 2014 National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Integrated Report, highlighting antimicrobial resistance patterns in bacteria...
November 21, 2016 — [Pharm.]
Starting January 1, 2017, medically important antimicrobials in medicated feed will become veterinary feed directive (VFD) drugs, and the resulting VFD feed must be authorized by a licensed...
November 16, 2016 — [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it is entering the next phase of its efforts to mitigate antimicrobial resistance by focusing for the first time on medically important...
November 14, 2016 — Harry Snelson [Pharm.]
The Iowa State University's Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC) held...
November 10, 2016 — [Pharm.]
This month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) observes the 20th anniversary of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (
November 9, 2016 — Harry Snelson [Pharm.]
AASV has received a number of requests to provide access to Veterinary Feed Directive forms for use by our veterinary members. In response to these requests, we are publishing links to forms provided...
November 9, 2016 — [Pharm.]
A Veterinarian with Warman Veterinary Services says antibiotic benchmarking offers farms an opportunity to better monitor and manage their use of antibiotics. The ability of antibiotic benchmarking...
November 2, 2016 — [Pharm.]
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published today the sixth report on the sales of veterinary antibiotics in Europe, highlighting a continuing downward trend between 2011 and 2014. 28 countries...
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