More Horseback News The Fight Against Illegal Drug Compounding has Begun (animal and veterinary compounding

                                 

by horsebackmagazine • July 16, 2014 •

WASHINGTON, (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — Today, the Animal Health Institute, along with the experts in the field of animal health and veterinary medicine brought together consumers, media, veterinary experts, policymakers and industry stakeholders for a teleconference and two Congressional briefings calling for greater action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on illegal animal drug compounding.

Recently more than a dozen horses were killed or severely injured after receiving illegally compounded drugs in Kentucky and Florida. These horses were prescribed illegal drug concoctions that contained unsafe levels of pyrimethamine, nearly 20 times the amount it was supposed to contain.
“Illegal animal drug compounding has been going on for more than a decade and there is a growing need – seen in these recent instances – for the FDA to do its job and enforce laws,” said Dr. Scott Stanley, professor of veterinary medicine at University of California-Davis. “These animals suffered greatly and their deaths were extremely unpleasant. When you have a 1,000 pound horse convulsing, you also put human lives at risk as they are trying to comfort their beloved animals.”

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