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What farmers need to know about FDA guidance ending OTC antibiotics
Farm and Dairy ^ | April 4, 2022 | Rachel Wagoner

Posted on 04/11/2022 11:10:48 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch

Beginning in June 2023, farmers won’t be able to buy any over-the-counter antibiotics for their animals. This will be a big change for farmers, many of whom are accustomed to doing much of their own veterinary care. Like it or not, farmers need to be prepared.

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The new FDA guidance recommends manufacturers of “medically important antimicrobials” that are currently available over-the-counter label their drugs available by prescription only. The guidance was finalized in June 2021 and will take effect in June 2023 nationwide.

That means farmers will need to have a veterinary-client-patient relationship, or VCPR, in order to get antibiotics like penicillin, oxytetracycline and erythromycin.

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The new guidance does not require farmers to purchase antibiotics through their veterinarian, Alt said. People can use online pharmacies as long as they have a prescription.

The guidance also does not affect anti-parasitic drugs, said Scott Bowdridge, associate professor of food animal production at West Virginia University.

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The guidance is part of an effort to combat antibiotic resistance, Busch said.

(Excerpt) Read more at farmanddairy.com ...


TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; Health/Medicine; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: farming; fda; forcedfamine; ftc; otcantibodies; otcmeds; prepping; ranching
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Riiiiight! "(A)n effort to combat antibiotic resistance," Busch said.

BS! It is about MORE people control; keeping people from accessing emergency drugs, whether for prepping, or for personal use.

It will also adversely affect pet owners, kennels/breeders, backyard flock owners, and many others.

1 posted on 04/11/2022 11:10:48 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch
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To: BenLurkin

I believe you have the Prepper Ping List?


2 posted on 04/11/2022 11:11:40 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: ApplegateRanch

Although anyone who works in the field knows that antibiotic resistance is a big problem and farmers shouldn’t be allowed to dump a metric ton of them into our food I still think they should be available in small quantities otc to preppers etc.


3 posted on 04/11/2022 11:22:00 PM PDT by jarwulf
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To: jarwulf

Most farmers aren’t using them that way, though some of the big ag outfits may still be...and they already have vets on staff to okay it.


4 posted on 04/11/2022 11:25:15 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: ApplegateRanch
It's a payoff to the veterinary industry who don't like that farmers currently don't have to pay for a vet visit to get a prescription.

I remember years ago in my state, Mississippi, it was possible to go to the local co-op and buy the rabies vaccine for your dog. The veterinary industry didn't like people vaccinating their own animals because it cost them the $30-50 that they charged for a vaccine. Mississippi outlawed OTC sales of the rabies vaccine so now a lot fewer people vaccinate their dogs since it's more expensive and much more difficult to haul large dogs to the vet office.

5 posted on 04/11/2022 11:50:07 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: ApplegateRanch

What about fish keepers?


6 posted on 04/11/2022 11:54:11 PM PDT by Prince of Space ( Let’s go, Brandon! )
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To: Prince of Space

Yes, indeed! Fish farms, aquarium owners; kids with goldfidh bowls.

Aviary owners, pigeon breeders/racers...

And the list continues to grow.


7 posted on 04/11/2022 11:59:20 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: ApplegateRanch

Do a search on the use of colloidal silver in cattle and virtually all other animals. Pretty amazing.


8 posted on 04/12/2022 12:23:33 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: GaryCrow
It's a payoff to the veterinary industry who don't like that farmers currently don't have to pay for a vet visit to get a prescription.

I remember years ago in my state, Mississippi, it was possible to go to the local co-op and buy the rabies vaccine for your dog. The veterinary industry didn't like people vaccinating their own animals because it cost them the $30-50 that they charged for a vaccine. Mississippi outlawed OTC sales of the rabies vaccine so now a lot fewer people vaccinate their dogs since it's more expensive and much more difficult to haul large dogs to the vet office.

You nailed it.

Ironically, there's a shortage of large animal vets in my area, and I'm reading that we aren't alone. So what does a stockman do when he can't get a vet to come for 2-3 weeks? Just cull the animal?

9 posted on 04/12/2022 12:40:36 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan (qd4)
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To: ApplegateRanch

Antibiotics found in nature should be exempt.

They may have been around a million years or more.


10 posted on 04/12/2022 1:12:41 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: ApplegateRanch

Ranchers should be able to get an antibiotic online by typing in the animal’s ailment.


11 posted on 04/12/2022 1:16:05 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

Obama said to just give them an aspirin.

/this crap really has nothing to do with farmers, at all.


12 posted on 04/12/2022 1:20:18 AM PDT by Salamander (Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF)
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To: ApplegateRanch

“The guidance also does not affect anti-parasitic drugs,”

Yet! It probably pissed them off royally that people were able to buy horse paste for non horsey use.


13 posted on 04/12/2022 2:29:44 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: ApplegateRanch

Factory farms are more apt to use large quantities of antibiotics due to the feed and diets those animals usually have. Grass fed smaller farms do not.


14 posted on 04/12/2022 2:31:43 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

Bkmk control


15 posted on 04/12/2022 3:03:38 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: ApplegateRanch

https://www.primalsurvivor.net/fish-antibiotics-humans/

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=fish+antibiotics

Get em while the getting’s good.


16 posted on 04/12/2022 4:42:42 AM PDT by Pollard (PureBlood -- https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: Karl Spooner

Yes! On people as well. Do your homework.


17 posted on 04/12/2022 5:12:13 AM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things!)
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To: ApplegateRanch

I think sometimes these regulations are meant to destroy small farms.

I keep penicillin on hand but have only used it 2-3 times over the years - for respiratory illness or an assisted birth. I also have terramycin eye ointment for pink eye.

While I don’t mind paying a vet for something serious, treating my goats minor infections and giving a CDT shot does not warrant a vet visit. The vets around me cost more for a visit than a goat itself costs. I had a vet come out a few years ago to do a herd check and it cost over $1000. And I don’t make any money off the goats, just keep for milk (soap and cheese) for loved ones and neighbors.

The large operations can absorb these regulations and costs more easily than the small farmer. That is who they will ding. I believe all of it is intended to do away with the small farmer or backyard farmer


18 posted on 04/12/2022 5:50:50 AM PDT by LilFarmer
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To: foundedonpurpose

The primary purpose of licensing is protecting the income of those engaged in a trade.

Not really different in effect than the Guilds of years past.


19 posted on 04/12/2022 5:58:05 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: GaryCrow

Indiana did the same,


20 posted on 04/12/2022 6:03:25 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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