This page contains "Dear Doctor" letters, and other safety information on products regulated by the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and other FDA components.

• "Dear Doctor" Letters

  Letters issued to veterinary medicine professionals by drug manufacturers alerting the professionals to important safety information.

  • ProHeart®6, Sept. 13, 2004 | pdf |

  • Deramaxx, Novartis Animal Health US, December 22, 2003

  • ProHeart®6, Fort Dodge Animal Health, June 19, 2003 | pdf |

  • ProHeart®6, Fort Dodge Animal Health, July 22, 2002 | pdf |

  • Baytril®, Bayer Corporation, July 6, 2000 | pdf |

  • EtoGesic®, Tablets, Fort Dodge Animal Health, May 23, 2000 | pdf |

  • RIMADYLŪ, Pfizer, Inc., March 9, 2000 | pdf |

• Other Safety Notifications

• Questions and Answers Regarding the FDA Recall of ProHeart®6

• Docket No. 2004D-0160, CVM 200433. Guidance for Industry: Use of unapproved hormone implants in veal calves. Page 18594 [FR Doc. 04-08075] April 8, 2004 [TXT] PDF]
  Comments due April 8, 2005

• Recall -- Firm Press Release - Voluntary Recall of Petcurean GO! NATURAL Pet Food Consumers Asked to Return Product to Store, October 22, 2003

• Nationwide Recall of Miracle Leg Paint Veterinary Drug Because of Potential Health Risk to Animals and Humans, May 30, 2002

  CVM Updates

• Alert to Pet Owners - Recall of Petcurean Go! Natural Pet Food, November 3, 2003

• Environmental Warning Added to Animal Euthanasia Products, July 22, 2003

• Contaminated Animal Feed Supplements Recalled, March 22, 2002

• FDA Prohibits Nitrofuran Drug Use in Food-Producing Animals, February 7, 2002

• Update on Illegal Compounding of Clenbuterol Veterinary Drug Products, January 10, 2002

• Guidance Available on Dioxin In Animal Feed, October 19, 1999

• Canadians Issue Warning About Dog Treats, September 30, 1999

• HHS News Releases/Talk Papers

• FDA Talk Paper - Fort Dodge to Comply with FDA's Request to Recall ProHeart6 Injectable Heartworm Product from the Market Due to Serious Health Concerns, September 3, 2004

• FDA Statement - Statement on Dairy Cattle Deaths in Washington State, June 21, 2004

• FDA News - FDA Responds to the Use of Illegal Hormone Implants in Veal Calves , April 2, 2004

• FDA Statement - Pet Turtles Pose Risk of Salmonella Infection for Infants and Small Children, December 15, 2003

• Nationwide Recall of Medalist Brand Pig Ear Pet Treats Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination, revised May 26, 2000

• FDA Alerts Health Professionals and Consumers to Nationwide Recall of Clinipad Antiseptic Sterile Products, March 10, 2000

• FDA Issues Nationwide Public Health Advisory About Contaminated Pet Chews, October 1, 1999

• All Egg and Egg-Containing Products from Belgium, France and the Netherlands and Animal Feed from European Countries to be Detained at Ports of Entry, June 11, 1999

• FDA Stops Importation and Distribution of Contaminated Animal Drugs, March 12, 1999

• Contaminated Veterinary Drugs, January 16, 1998

• FDA Enforcement Report Index (Recalls and Legal Actions)

  The FDA Enforcement Report is published weekly by the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services. It contains information on actions taken in connection with agency regulatory activities, including all FDA-classified recalls.

• FDA's Product Recalls, Alerts, and Warnings

  Recalls are actions taken by a firm to remove a product from the market. Recalls may be conducted on a firm's own initiative, by FDA request, or by FDA order under statutory authority.

• How to Report an Adverse Drug Reaction

• MedWatch

• Recalls.gov
  
  To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov -- a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls.

• EPA, Counterfeit Pesticide Products for Dogs and Cats

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