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Fighting the Impact of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
June 18, 2013 —  [Pharm.]
The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and similar drugs—called antimicrobials—is considered a major public health threat by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its counterparts around the...

FDA Cautions in Interpretation of Antimicrobial Resistance Data
April 24, 2013 —  [Pharm.]
Recently, the Environmental Working Group issued a report of its interpretation of the 2011 Retail Meat Annual Report of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). While FDA is...

Solidarity against Antimicrobial Resistance
March 27, 2013 —  [Pharm.]
National, regional and global experts and stakeholders in the field of pharmacology, epidemiology, animal health and human health, gathered for the three-day OIE Global Conference on the Responsible...

IPPE: What is Risk from Multi-Drug Resistant Antibiotics? [Edited]
February 13, 2013 —  [Pharm.]
The risk to humans from multi-drug resistant salmonella is the same as from non-multi resistant strains and has little to do with the use of antimicrobials on the farm, according to Dr Scott Hurd...

FARAD Launches Mobile-Friendly Site for Tracking Food Animal Drugs
February 13, 2013 —  [Pharm.]
The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) released a new, mobile-friendly site— VetGRAM —this past December that provides information on currently approved drugs and assists food animal...

FDA Approves Bayer’s Baytril 100 Injectable for Additional Swine Respiratory Disease Pathogens [edited]
February 6, 2013 — Harry Snelson [Pharm.]
Baytril 100 (enrofloxacin) Injectable, manufactured by Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health division recently received FDA approval for treatment and control of swine respiratory disease (SRD)...

Antimicrobial Use, Resistance Symposium White Paper Released
February 6, 2013 —  [Pharm.]
Antimicrobial use and resistance and a start toward seeking resolution on these polarizing and often misunderstood issues are topics addressed in a White Paper developed by the National Institute for...

Antibiotic Use Statistics Prove Misleading
January 16, 2013 —  [Pharm.]
The oft-cited statistic that 80% of antibiotics sold in the United States are used in animals is highly misleading, says Richard Raymond, MD, former undersecretary for food safety at the U.S....

'Superbugs' Not Related to Farming, AVMA Official Says
December 10, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
Christine Hoang, DVM, assistant director of Scientific Activities at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and an expert on antimicrobial resistance, shed light on the use of antibiotics...

EU Must Tackle the Rising Threat of Microbial Resistance, says Health Committee
November 14, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
The widespread use of antimicrobials is threatening their effectiveness by increasing microbial resistance, says the health committee. It wants the problem to be tackled by using the drugs more...

Pfizer Animal Health Offers Grants for Swine Antibiotic Research
November 14, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
Pfizer Animal Health is seeking research proposals to support the continued study of the clinical efficacy of DRAXXIN® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution, a macrolide for the treatment of swine...

Waxman to Introduce Bill to Curb Antibiotic Use in Livestock
October 24, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
A top House Democrat is pushing a bill to create reporting requirements on antibiotics given to U.S. livestock. The new measure from Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) seeks to combat the widespread use...

Pfizer Animal Health Offers Grants for Swine Antibiotic Research
October 24, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
Pfizer Animal Health is seeking research proposals to support the continued study of the clinical efficacy of DRAXXIN® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution, a macrolide for the treatment of swine...

Pfizer Animal Health Offers Grants for Swine Antibiotic Research
October 10, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
Pfizer Animal Health is seeking research proposals to support the continued study of the clinical efficacy of DRAXXIN® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution, a macrolide for the treatment of swine...

Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Persist in Antibiotic-Free Pigs
September 19, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found identical strains of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter Coli (C. coli) in both antibiotic-free (ABF) and conventionally raised pigs. This...

FDA Solicits Comments Related to the Collection of Sales and Distribution Data of Antimicrobial Animal Drugs
August 1, 2012 — Harry Snelson [Pharm.]
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) addressing possible enhancements to the existing requirements related to the collection...

FDA Announces Availability of the NARMS Strategic Plan 2012-2016
May 30, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine announced today the availability of an updated National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) Strategic Plan, a dynamic roadmap which outlines...

Cephalosporins Banned in Semen Extenders
April 24, 2012 — Harry Snelson [Pharm.]
The AASV recently received some questions regarding the impact of the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) order restricting the extra-label use of cephalosporins in food producing animals on...

FDA Publishes Guidance to Limit Production Uses of Antimicrobials
April 11, 2012 — Harry Snelson [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking three steps to alter the use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals. Citing agency concerns regarding the development of...

Cephalosporin Order of Prohibition Goes Into Effect
April 9, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on April 6 that the order of prohibition of cephalosporins originally published on January 6, 2012 is now effective. The order prohibits certain...

Ruling Affects Feed-Grade Antimicrobials
March 28, 2012 — Harry Snelson [Pharm.]
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of tetracycline and penicillin in animal feed. This action is in...

FDA Announces Availability of the 2010 NARMS Retail Meat Annual Report
March 2, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is announcing publication of the 2010 National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (2010 NARMS) Retail Meat Annual...

Study Provides New Insights into Antibiotics and Pig Feeds
February 1, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
Antibiotics in pig feed increased the number of antibiotic resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, according to a study conducted by Michigan State University and the U.S. Department of...

FDA Restricts Extralabel Cephalosporin Use
January 11, 2012 — Harry Snelson [Pharm.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an order (FDA-2008-N-0326) on January 4, 2012 prohibiting certain uses of cephalosporins in food-producing animals. FDA is prohibiting the...

AVMA Reiterates Risk of Restricting Antibiotic Use
January 4, 2012 —  [Pharm.]
The president of the American Veterinary Medical Assn. (AVMA) sent a letter Dec. 28 to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reiterating the risk of limiting antibiotic use in food-producing animals...

FDA Withdraws 1977 Hearing Notices for Antimicrobials
December 28, 2011 —  [Pharm.]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing two 1977 notices of opportunity for a hearing (NOOH), which proposed to withdraw certain approved uses of penicillin and tetracyclines intended...

FDA Approves VFD Therapy for Cattle BRD
December 7, 2011 —  [Pharm.]
The Food & Drug Administration has approved its Pulmotil (tilmicosin) as a treatment for groups of cattle in the early stages of a bovine respiratory disease (BRD) outbreak to provide 14 days of...

Lawmaker sends FDA Letter over Antibiotic Issue
November 30, 2011 —  [Pharm.]
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York has sent a stern letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg criticizing the FDA – saying it has done nothing about the antibiotic...

UK Farmers Express 'Disappointment' as MEPs Vote to Stop Use of Antibiotics
November 2, 2011 —  [Pharm.]
UK farming unions have expressed their disappointment after MEPs backed attempts to end the prophylactic use of antibiotics in livestock farming which could impact on the welfare of livestock. The...

OIE Launches a Web Space Dedicated to Antimicrobial Resistance
October 12, 2011 —  [Pharm.]
Arising from its mandate for the protection of animal health and veterinary public health including food safety, OIE is highly concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and has decided to create...

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