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FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. Protecting human and animal health.
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Reporting Problems with Animal Products
FDA encourages consumers, veterinarians and industry to report problems with animal drugs, food and devices.
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Veterinary medicine related Recall Announcements
CVM Updates
Jan 15
FDA Approves ThyroKare (levothyroxine sodium tablets) for Replacement Therapy for Diminished Thyroid Function in Dogs
Jan 08
FDA Seeks Public Comment on Potential Approach for Defining Durations of Use for Certain Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs for Food Animals
Dec 15
FDA Releases Annual Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed in 2019 for Use in Food-Producing Animals
Recent Outbreaks and Advisories
CVM Recently Published Guidances
Recently Published Veterinary medicine related Guidances
Jan 19
Policy for Testing of Alcohol (Ethanol) and Isopropyl Alcohol for Methanol, Including During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19)
Dec 11
CVM GFI #262 Pre-Submission Consultation Process for Animal Food Additive Petitions or Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Notices
Dec 08
Best Practices in Developing Proprietary Names for Human Nonprescription Drug Products; Draft Guidance for Industry
The Center for Veterinary Medicine
CVM is an internationally recognized, high performance, public health organization committed to our mission of protecting human and animal health. CVM is responsible for assuring that animal drugs and medicated feeds are safe and effective and that food from treated animals is safe to eat. We are comprised of six offices and are located in both Rockville, Maryland and Laurel, Maryland.