Responsible and Legal Drug Use in the Cattle Industry

Abstract

In passing the Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act, Congress conveyed the public's trust in your ability to use drugs responsibly. In the same light, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to continue to view veterinarians as partners in protecting public health. It is our intent to develop regulatory enforcement programs which are commensurate with potential risk to public health. The more responsible veterinarians are with regard to on-label and extra-label drug use, the less FDA will need to focus its limited resources on such uses.

Veterinarians can meet these responsibilities by following some established principles.