Animal drug shortages limit veterinary therapeutic options and introduce artifacts in antimicrobial sales reporting

Supply chain issues disrupt veterinary care and cause downstream consequences that alter the practice of veterinary medicine. Antimicrobials are just 1 class of pharmaceuticals that have been impacted by supply chain issues over the last couple of years. Since February 2021, 2 sponsors/manufacturers of penicillin products have reported shortages in the active pharmaceutical ingredient. With the release of the 2021 Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals by the FDA, a key finding was a 19% decrease in penicillin sales and distribution from 2020 to 2021. Herein, we provide our clinicians' professional perspective regarding how drug shortages, specifically that of penicillin, might contribute to misconstrued patterns in antimicrobial use and what can be done by veterinarians and the FDA to minimize the impact of an antimicrobial drug shortage on animal health and well-being.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:262

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - 262(2024), 4 vom: 01. März, Seite 576-579

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Members of the AVMA Committee on Antimicrobials: [VerfasserIn]
Robbins, Rebecca C [VerfasserIn]
Singer, Randall S [VerfasserIn]
Innes, Gabriel K [VerfasserIn]
Plummer, Paul J [VerfasserIn]
Apley, Michael D [VerfasserIn]
Gaunt, Patricia S [VerfasserIn]
Papich, Mark G [VerfasserIn]
Granick, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Marshall, Edith S [VerfasserIn]
Smith, David R [VerfasserIn]
Frey, Erin [VerfasserIn]
Cervantes, Hector M [VerfasserIn]
Beaudoin, Amanda L [VerfasserIn]
Canon, Abbey J [VerfasserIn]
Brookshire, Cooper [VerfasserIn]
Buckley, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Whaley, Janet [VerfasserIn]
Schnabel, Lauren [VerfasserIn]
Costin, Michael [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antimicrobial
Availability
Journal Article
Penicillin
Penicillins
Shortage
Stewardship
Veterinary Drugs

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Date Completed 20.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2460/javma.23.10.0603

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366617117