Update of CVM's What's New - FDA Informs Veterinarians about Important Labeling Changes to Critical Care Medications for People

An update has been posted to this press release from June 20, 2017.

FDA Informs Veterinarians about Important Labeling Changes to Critical Care Medications for People

July 2017 Update - The FDA alerts veterinarians and veterinary pharmacologists that the strength of epinephrine might be expressed differently on the labeling on certain human and animal epinephrine products. To avoid dosing errors in animals, the FDA recommends that veterinarians carefully review an epinephrine product's labeling before administering the drug to determine if strength is expressed as mg/mL or as a ratio. The FDA also recommends that veterinary emergency dosage charts include epinephrine products that are labeled both ways (mg/mL and ratio) to reduce confusion and potential dosing errors.

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