Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 December 19, 2008
Overland Park, Kan. -- A new medication containing the drug trilostane, which can help treat Cushing's syndrome in dogs, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
December 1, 2008
Topeka, Kan. — A newly formed veterinary task force in Kansas will determine whether DVMs there will remain exempt from a new law requiring those who dispense scheduled substances to report to an electronic prescription monitoring program.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
 December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Local anesthetic drugs diffuse through the nerve cell membrane, enter sodium channels, and inhibit the influx of sodium ions, thereby interrupting nerve conduction.
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Source: IAMS NUTRITION INSIDER
 December 1, 2008
Not all probiotics are created equal, as the range and depth of probiotic benefits correlate to the species and strain of the probiotic used. Even different strains of the same species have been noted to vary in a number of ways, including stability, ability to colonize the gastrointestinal tract, expression of enzymes, and the production of inhibitory substances. Fortunately, there are characteristics of effective probiotics to look for when evaluating a probiotic for clinical use. These characteristics are outlined in this article.
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Source: IAMS NUTRITION INSIDER FOR THE VETERINARY TEAM
 December 1, 2008
Not all probiotics are created equal, as the range and depth of probiotic benefits correlate to the species and strain of the probiotic used. Even different strains of the same species have been noted to vary in a number of ways, including stability, ability to colonize the gastrointestinal tract, expression of enzymes, and the production of inhibitory substances. Fortunately, there are characteristics of effective probiotics to look for when evaluating a probiotic for clinical use. These characteristics are outlined in this article.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
December 1, 2008
Washington, D.C. — An FDA-ordered ban of extra-label use of cephalosporin antimicrobial drugs was delayed after nearly 300 comments poured in during an extended period.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
November 7, 2008
Topeka, Kan. -- Veterinarians in Kansas currently are exempt from a new law requiring those who dispense scheduled substances from reporting to an electronic prescription monitoring program, but a new veterinary task force will determine whether that exemption stays.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
November 1, 2008
DENVER, COLO. — The Colorado Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) is creating a database of information about veterinary pharmaceutical disposal with the help of the state public health department.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
October 30, 2008
London -- On Oct. 31, veterinarians will again be allowed to charge animal owners for writing prescriptions when a three-year ban on such fees vanishes.
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