“I told you so,” said an animal health colleague after reading this notice about extending the FDA’s antimicrobial stewardship reach, noting the companion animal mention as well.
Some of the important issues to be addressed in this new plan include establishing appropriate durations of use of medically important antimicrobials and bringing all dosage forms of medically important antimicrobials under veterinary oversight.
Source: Feedstuffs, July 31, 2018. Link.
Scott Gottlieb said the new activities will be aimed at addressing three key goals: (1) aligning antimicrobial drug product use with the principles of antimicrobial stewardship, (2) supporting efforts to foster better stewardship of antimicrobials in veterinary settings and (3) enhancing the monitoring of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial drug use in animals.
INSIGHTS: Veterinary teams need to get prepared for more recordkeeping and become familiar with platforms that streamline it.