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FDA seeks to define use durations for certain antimicrobials for livestock

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance for industry to provide recommendations on how animal drug sponsors may voluntarily establish a defined duration of use for certain approved medically important antimicrobial animal drugs with indications that currently lack a defined duration of use. 

When a drug lacks a defined duration of use, it means the labeling does not include information about how long a product can be administered for an approved indication.

As of Sept. 25, there are nearly 100 approved animal drug applications for medically important antimicrobials…

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