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antimicrobial that is important for treating human disease as medically important. Antimicrobials used only in animals will not fall under VFD rules. According to the FDA, antimicrobial drugs include
all drugs that work against a variety of microorgan- isms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. An antibiotic drug is effective against bacteria. While all antibiotics are antimicrobials, not all antimicrobi- als are antibiotics. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria or
other microbes become resistant to the effects of a drug after being exposed to it. This means that the drug, and similar drugs, will no longer be effective against those microbes. The new rules will provide guidelines for which
disease the product may be used, and will require a defi ned duration of use, after which the VFD expires. The FDA considers judicious use to involve accurately identifying bacterial disease that is present or likely to be present, and selecting the suitable antimicrobial drug. A veterinarian’s decision to use a specifi c ap- proved drug or combination drug is based on factors such as the way the drug acts against the particular bacteria in question, whether it can effectively get to
the place of infection, and how long the drug maintains effective levels at the site of infection. Under the new rules, drugs administered through
feed must be used according to the approved labeling. In addition, the extra-label use of approved drugs in animals by or on the lawful order of licensed veteri- narians is limited to situations where the health of an animal is threatened, or when suffering or death could result from failure to treat. The FDA believes strongly that sick animals need treatment, and that VFD anti- microbial drugs should remain available for the pur- poses of treating, controlling or preventing disease in food-producing animals. By enacting these guidelines and rules for use, the
FDA hopes to bring more oversight to protecting public health while ensuring producer access to the drugs that animal agriculture relies on to treat disease and prevent illness. The VFD ultimately places a strong emphasis on the veterinarian/client relationship. Feed-grade an- tibiotics and antimicrobials are not being phased out. However, the over-the-counter access and guidelines for their use will be changing. The products will be available, but only under a veterinarian’s involvement and direction.
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