Veterinary Prescription Will Be Required to Obtain Medically Important Antibiotics for use in Animals.
From the Canadian Animal Health Institute:
Effective December 1, 2018 a Veterinary Prescription Will Be
Required to Obtain Medically Important Antibiotics for use in
Animals.
Change is coming. Medically important antibiotics used in animals
will have to be accessed by prescription from a licensed
veterinarian as of December 1, 2018. To help farmers, ranchers and
animal owners prepare for these changes, we ask that you hang the
following poster in a prominent, high traffic area within your
facility. This poster lists the impacted antibiotics by brand name
and category of medical importance to help animal owners identify
the products they currently use.
As of December 1, 2018, a veterinary prescription will be needed to purchase medically important antibiotics (antimicrobials) for use in an animal. These drugs will no longer be available for purchase at livestock medicines outlets, co-operatives, or other places where over-the-counter animal medications are currently sold. Medically important antibiotics will only be available, with a veterinary prescription, from a veterinarian, pharmacist or as a mixed medicated feed from a commercial feed mill.
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