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Pet Advocate 101
  • Keeping Your Best Friend Active, Safe and Pain Free
  • Pets: Rabies vaccine research may save some pain
  • Pet Drugs Are Subject of Saftety Fears
  • NSAIDs Brochure - Treating Pain In Your Dog: Keeping Your Best Friend Active, Safe and Pain Free, February 2007
  • PrevicoxTM Labels
  • Previcox Chewable Tablets, NADA 141-230, Client Information Sheet, 2003
  • Previcox Chewable Tablets, NADA 141-230, Package Insert, 2005
  • Dog Owner Continue To Cite Problems With Deramaxx
  • FDA: Some Medicines For Your Dog Could Be Deadly
  • Pain Drugs for Dogs: Be an Informed Pet Owner
  • What Veterinarians Should Tell Clients About Pain Control and Their Pets
  • Veterinary Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
  • Advice to Dog Owners Whose Pets Take NSAIDs
  • Rimadyl Dosage Facts
  • Rimadyl Side Effects
  • Rimadyl Withdrawal (Washout) Times
  • Metacam Information:

  • Just How Dangerous is Acetaminophin to Pets?
  • Animal Drug Safety
  • Animal Drug Safety FAQ's
  • CVM Update - New Animal Drug Safety Page Posted on the CVM Website, June 22, 2006
  • Animal welfare: do you know where your legislators stand?
  • Another Example of Vets Not Providing Client Information Sheets on Rimadyl
  • DRAFT GUIDANCE FOR DRUG SPONSORS ON NSAIDS FOR USE IN ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT
  • Educational Flyers
  • Online petition that has been started by pet owners whose animals suffered adverse reactions to Rimadyl & other NSAID drugs. The petition requests that veterinarians be mandated to provide client information sheets for these veterinary medications.
  • Rimadyl - recycled
  • Important information for guardians whose dogs are on Rimadyl
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    Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
    NSAID Comparison

     

    Chemical Name

    NADA Number

    Manufacturer

    Approval Date

    Report Date

    Treated

    Reacted

    Died

    % Deaths

    Application

    Rimadyl®

    Carprofen

    141-199

    Pfizer®

    5/3/03

    8/2/05

    294

    293

    66

    22.4%

    Injectible

    Deramaxx®

    Deracoxib

    141-203

    Novartis®

    8/21/02

    8/2/05

    3,394

    3,314

    765

    22.5%

    Oral

    Metacam®

    Meloxicam

    141-219

    141-213

    Boehringer

    Ingelheim

    Vetmedica®

    11/12/03

    4/15/03

    8/2/05

    46

    753

    46

    746

    13

    88

    28.3%

    11.7%

    Injectible

    Oral

    Zubrin®

    Tepoxalin

    141-193

    ScheringPlough®

    3/31/03

    8/2/05

    524

    494

    69

    13.2%

    Oral

    Etogesic®

    Etodolac

    141-108

    Wyeth®

    7/22/98

    8/2/05

    1,928

    1,781

    197

    10.2%

    Oral

    Previcox®

    Firocoxib

    141-230

    Merck®

    7/21/04

    8/2/05

    24

    24

    4

    16.7%

    Oral

     

    These are only REPORTED cases

  • Vioxx Debate Echoed in Battle Over Dog Drugs
  • Adverse Drug Experience Reporting
  • ADE Report Description
  • Glossary of Terms
  • CVM's Notice of Regulatory Activity Letters to Pharmaceutical Companies
  • Cumulative Veterinary Adverse Drug Experience (ADE) Reports NOTE: The ADE Summaries are broken into 6 alphabetical subsections to allow easier access to specific drug information. It takes between 8-11 minutes to download a one megabyte file using the average dial up internet connection. All the reports are displayed in Adobe Acrobat file format (.pdf).

  • 1987 to February 5, 2007 - AC (2.5 MB)
  • 1987 to February 5, 2007 - DF (2.32 MB)
  • 1987 to February 5, 2007 - GL (1.8 MB)
  • 1987 to February 5, 2007 - MN (2.18 MB)
  • 1987 to February 5, 2007 - OR (1.35 MB)
  • 1987 to February 5, 2007 - SZ (2.28 MB)
  • Reactions Reported to FDA
  • I-Team: Potential Deadly Danger For Pets
  • USAToday.com - Even painkillers for dogs have serious risks - April 11, 2005
  • CBS3 Philadelphia - Bad Medicine For Dogs?
  • Boston - Rimadyl Story
  • Los Angeles - Dog Killer?
  • Columbus - Some Pet Owners Allege Dog Drug Dangerous
  • Philadelphia - Rimadyl Being Blamed In Some Dogs' Deaths
  • Phoenix - Dog Drug Warning
  • Tampa/St. Pete - Pet Arthitis
  • CBS 4 Denver - Dog Medication Investigation
  • LAWSUIT OVER VETERINARY DRUG SETTLED
    Click here to view the Offer of Settlement and Release
  • KPHO Phoenix - "Hundreds of Dog Owners Get Settlement Checks," 9/6/04
  • A Dear Doctor letter from Novartis regarding the use of Deramaxx
  • Romi's Website - A personal and still ongoing experience about the grim and ugly "aftermath" of RIMADYL (all information is "public record")
  • Rimadyl Web site for BO - Miracle drug or Silent Serial Killer Read Here
  • Channel 5 TV - Phoenix AZ Segment Aired September 24, 2004
  • KPHO Phoenix - "Dog Drug May Be Deadly," May 21, 2004 Read Here
  • Is Rimadyl your best friend's friend? Or foe? - September 25, 2001 4:28 PM
    By Steve Dale, Tribune Media Services syndicated columnist
  • Article on Class Action Lawsuit
  • To view Class Action Lawsuit
  • If you are aware of adverse reactions to veterinary drugs, please call the Center for Veterinary Medicine. Information about adverse drug reactions is critical to the CVM's on-going surveillance of animal drug products to assure their continued safety and effectiveness. You may report your experiences on a FORM FDA 1932a, "Veterinary Adverse Experience, Lack of Effectiveness or Product Defect Report". The 1932a is pre-addressed, prepaid postage form that is completed and dropped in the mail. A form may be obtained by writing:

    ADE Reporting System
    Center for Veterinary Medicine
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration
    7500 Standish Place
    Rockville, MD 20855-2773

    You may also report adverse reactions by telephoning the Center for Veterinary Medicine at 1-888-FDA-VETS.

    Form FDA-1932 - Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, Lack Of Effectiveness Or Product Defect Report
    Expiration Date: January 31, 2010

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