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FDA approves Pfizer's Palladia to treat mast-cell tumors in dogs

June 3, 2009

Rockville, Md. -- Pfizer's Palladia (Toceranib phosphate) received approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug is the first one developed specifically for the treatment of cancer in dogs, the FDA reported today.

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FDA to dole out $750,000 in minor-use grants

May 28, 2009

Bethesda, Md. -- FDA unveiled a grant program, totaling $750,000, to spur development of new animal drugs intended for minor species or minor uses in major species.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Wash. law gives new freedoms to technicians

May 21, 2009

Olympia, Wash. -- "Registered veterinary medication clerks" will be able to administer controlled substances without the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian, according to a new law passed in Washington.

Source: ELSEVIER

Pharmacologic advances in canine and feline reproduction

May 1, 2009

The scope of all drugs used in canine and feline reproduction is too broad a topic to be reviewed in one article.

Source: ELSEVIER

Therapeutic use of cytoprotective agents in canine and feline hepatobiliary disease

May 1, 2009

Hepatocytes by virtue of their pivotal role in metabolism and their anatomic juxtaposition between the intestinal lumen and the systemic circulation are uniquely susceptible to injury.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Selenium likely cause of polo horse deaths

April 28, 2009

An overdose of selenium is the probable cause of deaths of 21 polo horses in Florida last week.

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Rx mistake may be to blame for polo horse deaths

April 23, 2009

A prescription mixed by a Florida compounding pharmacy may have caused the deaths of 21 polo horses Sunday.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Study to determine if pesticides disrupt endocrine systems

April 17, 2009

Washington -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ordering the manufacturers of 67 pesticide chemicals to test whether their chemicals disrupt the endocrine systems in animals and humans.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS

Antimicrobials and UTI: A clinical pharmacologist's perspective (Proceedings)

April 1, 2009

The goal of antimicrobial therapy for UTI is to resolve clinical signs of infection, eliminate bacteruria, and also avoid resistance.

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