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Les antibiotiques, c'est pas automatique (“antibiotics are not automatic”), an expression now famous in human medicine in France, also applies to veterinary medicine. Aware of the need to maintain the efficacy of antibiotics through their judicious use, the veterinary profession recently acquired a major new resource with publication of the “guide to good practices in veterinary antibiotic therapy” unveiled on Friday, September 25 at the headquarters of the SNGTV (National Society for Technical Veterinary Associations).
Drafted by the SNGTV in collaboration with the French Veterinary Association's senior council, the SIMV(1) the SNVEL(2), the Directorate General for Food, the Directorate General for Health and the French Agency for Veterinary Medicinal Products (ANMV), the guide provides general recommendations on antibiotic use in veterinary medicine and hones in on six essential topics:
- the principles of judicious antibiotic use - prescriptions - diagnosis - requesting an antibiogram - choosing the appropriate antimicrobial drug - types of use (MA-validated or not) - traceability Drafted according to international recommendations (the Codex Alimentarius and the OIE(3)), in addition to national regulations, the text was also validated by the French Veterinary Association for Pet Animals and the French Association of Equine Veterinarians, which gives it wide-reaching scope. The guide will be used as a foundation for the implementation of more specific action plans based on production sectors and/or pathologies. Work of this type is currently being planned at the SNGTV with its technical commissions.
(1) Veterinary Medicinal Product and Reagent Industry (2) National Union of Independent Veterinary Practitioners (3) World Organisation for Animal Health
A guide to good practices in veterinary antibiotic therapy 2 Octobrer 2009
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