POPM 4230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Clenbuterol, Antimicrobial Resistance, Diethylstilbestrol
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3 classes of drugs for vet use. Any use of a drug not specifically listed on the label is extra-label drug use (eldu) Changing anything of the below and not indicated. ), amount injected per site (esp antibiotics, affects absorption), withdrawal time. Illegal in us, legal in canada with vet prescription. Vet should meet their patients (the animals) Certain drugs, and families of drugs, are prohibited for extra-label drug use (don"t. Antimicrobial use in vet med and food animal production in all these species. Ducks, geese, sheep, goats, rabbits, lobsters, bees. Kills or inhibits microbial growth yet results in minimal or no damage to the host. Can be either natural, semi-synthetic or synthetic origin. Pharmacy, feed (put meds in feed), direct sales by vets. Not allowed to sell any antimicrobial now!! (very recent in last 6 month) Limited number of low-risk products, but include. Claims for antimicrobials are changing and what we can provide them for.