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Friday, April 17, 2015

Forbes: Pet Owner Alert: Compounded Flurbiprofen Pain Creams Can Kill, Sicken Cats

The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine released a warning this afternoon to veterinarians, pet owners, healthcare providers, and pharmacists that pain creams containing flurbiprofen have sickened five cats across three households, with three of the cats dying. The cats suffered kidney and intestinal damage consistent with poisoning by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID), the drug class shared by flurbiprofen with the more common oral pain reliever, ibuprofen. More

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