With few pain-relief drugs on the market for cattle, producers and veterinarians must know their options, writes Heather Smith Thomas. The situation underscores the importance of the VCPR to provide the regulatory foundation for a practitioner to work with the producer to provide medications for extra-label use when considered necessary.
One of the challenges in the U.S. is the lack of drugs specifically approved by the FDA for pain relief in food animals.” – Hans Coetzee, BVSc, PhD
Source: Angus Beef Bulletin Extra, March 8, 2023. Link.
INSIGHTS: Livestock producers must establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship if they expect to treat livestock after June 11, 2023 when GFI #263 will require a prescription from a veterinarian as part of a valid VCPR.
Also see: Search results for: GFI #263. AHD. Link.