Regulatory

Cleveland-The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its long-anticipated risk-assessment guidance for food animals to help safeguard against the emergence of antibiotic resistance in people.

Washington-The U.S. House of Representatives OK'd legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an infusion of new monies to spur approvals of new animal drugs.

Overland Park, Kan.-The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered label changes for ProHeart 6 (moxidectin), a six-month injectable heartworm preventive.

Pfizer Animal Health announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rimadyl? Injectable as a pain reliever for dogs.

Novartis Animal Vaccines, Inc. received United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval for the new subcutaneous-only route of administration claim for several Vira Shield? products.

Bayer received Food and Drug Administration approval for Drontal? Plus (praziquantel/pyrantel pamoate/febantel) 136 mg tablets.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Zimecterin Gold, a new, broad-spectrum parasite control product from Merial that will treat and control 61 species and stages of equine parasites, including tapeworms.

The USDA has granted a full license to Fort Dodge Animal Health for its West Nile Virus (WNV) vaccine, labeled West Nile - Innovator(tm).

Harrisburg, Pa.-The state Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has changed its rules on professional liability lawsuits that may ultimately reduce the number of malpractice suits filed in the state.

Cambridge, Mass.-Biopure Corp. started shipping Oxyglobin to U.S. veterinary hospitals in mid February following a nod from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to do so.

Rockville, Md.-The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled a broad initiative to help make pioneering medical technologies in veterinary and human medicine available sooner.

Washington-The Food and Drug Adminis-tration (FDA) is still gathering input about its proposal to curb antibiotic drug resistance.

A new Pfizer antibiotic, danofloxacin mesylate, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in beef cattle.

Bowling Green, Ky. ­New scrapie compliance guidelines, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS), take effect immediately.

Rockville, Md.-Dr. Steven D. Vaughn has been selected to fill the position of director of Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine's (CVM's) Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (ONADE).

Rockville, Md.-The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) plan to curb antibiotic resistance through greater controls on veterinary drugs is being met with some opposition from industry groups.

A new Pfizer antibiotic, danofloxacin mesylate, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in beef cattle.

Washington-A fake letter to recall ketamine spurred a scam alert to veterinarians by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Washington-At presstime, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidelines for animal drug evaluations to combat antibiotic resistance in people, Reuters reports.

Novartis Animal Health U.S., Inc. recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Deramaxx chewable tablets, the first coxib-class drug to be approved for use in veterinary medicine.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved additional label claims for the recently licensed feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) vaccine from Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth.

Washington-The Bush Administration has agreed not to disrupt the bulk of functions at USDA-APHIS and Plum Island Animal Disease Facility, according to the latest news reports.

Albany, N.Y.-As the allure of pet-inclusive wills and health insurance saturates mainstream America, the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) now welcomes such discussions in the courtroom.

Government to impose stricter regulatory controls for drug due to abuse potential

It's not unusual for the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) to receive numerous phone calls from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), but when it's the homeland security office a new sense of urgency emerges.

Ames, Iowa-This year's $104 million appropriations to upgrade laboratories at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) couldn't have come sooner.

Rockville, Md. - The Food and Drug Administration is requesting nominations for voting members onto the Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee.

Fort Dodge Animal Health announces it has received a license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to produce the first vaccine for feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). The dual-subtype vaccine should be available this summer.