|
|
Discussion on Metronidazole to be be banned in EU
|
| Author |
Message |
Member:
Imogen
|
Posted on Thursday, Apr 14, 2005 - 9:23 am:
See this article in Horse and Hound (didn't want to copy it here for copyright reasons):
https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/article.php?aid=62970
Basically although this drug is actually considered safe for humans to consume, the EU is banning it for horses because they are considered food producing animals EVEN where the horse has been declared on its passport NOT to be a food producing animal.
I think all you can say is "doh!"
Imogen
|
Member:
Mrose
|
Posted on Thursday, Apr 14, 2005 - 10:59 am:
somehow I don't see the "logic" in this, Imogen! People can use it directly, but horses can't because people might be indirectly exposed to the carcinogenic? Glad our government isn't the only "super inteligence!"
|
Member:
Imogen
|
Posted on Friday, Apr 15, 2005 - 5:49 am:
It appears to be a bureaucratic problem caused by there being no available information about safety levels where a horse is consumed as food plus Pfizer can't justify the expense of doing the research to provide the levels. BUT it appears vets can still prescribe the HUMAN version doubtless more expensive off-label. Guess who suffers? Owners pockets and the poor horses.
Doh again!
Imogen
|
Member:
Marroon
|
Posted on Friday, Apr 15, 2005 - 7:35 am:
Bureaucratic is right! }
|
Member:
Cara2
|
Posted on Friday, Apr 15, 2005 - 7:39 am:
Hi Imogen,
I'm already a victim of senseless EU beaurocracy. My horse is on phenobaritone for her epilepsy and when she started she could have the human supply at approx UK£18 per month. Then Brussels introduced the Cascade ruling whereby vets can only prescribe human drugs where there is no licenced animal equivalent. Sadly for me, there is just one supplier who charges 7 times the price for the same tablets - they don't manufacture it, just package it. I have to fork out my horse's purchase price every year (6 years worth this July)and I know of at least one other "fitter" that died because the vet wouldn't prescribe on the grounds of cost. I thought the passport fiasco was supposed to prevent this sort of thing? I can guarantee that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Don't forget there have been rumours for ages that bute is on their list of targets. Given my experiences you may find that the human version is in fact cheaper - if so then good luck to you!!
|
Moderator:
DrO
|
Posted on Friday, Apr 15, 2005 - 8:46 am:
That is a shame, its unique features made it particualrly valuable in acute and chronic clostridial colitis and am unsure anything else will replace it that well.
DrO
|
|
|
