The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule on extralabel drug use (ELDU) will eliminate some current extralabel drug use practices while allowing others to continue with new restrictions placed on veterinarians. We are generally concerned about FDA taking medical decisions to treat animals out of the hands of veterinarians. Extra-label drug use is strictly limited [...]
Press Releases and Statements
AHI Statement on Extralabel Drug Use (ELDU) Rule
by admin • January 4, 2012 • Press Releases and Statements
2010 Annual Sales
by admin • November 16, 2011 • Industry News, Press Releases and Statements
SPENDING ON ANIMAL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ON THE RISE IN 2010 Washington, D.C., November 16, 2011 – Spending on products used to treat and prevent disease in companion and farm animals increased slightly in 2010. Not adjusted for inflation, spending grew 8 percent, totaling nearly $6.9 billion, according to the Animal Health Institute’s Market Sales Report. [...]
2010 Annual Research and Development
by admin • November 16, 2011 • Industry News, Press Releases and Statements
ANIMAL HEALTH COMPANIES CONTINUE STEADY INVESTMENTS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C., November 16, 2011 –Animal Health Institute member companies invested $689 million in 2010 on the discovery and development of new medicines for animals and the maintenance of existing products. That figure is a 5 percent increase over the previous year, according [...]
Announcing Winners of Third Annual Cutest Pets Contest on Capitol Hill
by admin • September 22, 2011 • Articles and News Stories, Press Releases and Statements
The Animal Health Institute (AHI) announces the winners of 3rd Annual Cutest Pets Contest on Capitol Hill. Members of Congress and Hill staffers nominated their furry, feathered, and scaly friends in the hopes of becoming crowned the Cutest Pet on Capitol Hill. This year, we received hundreds of submissions from offices across the Hill, as [...]
AHI Statement on GAO Report
by admin • September 14, 2011 • Articles and News Stories, Press Releases and Statements
AHI Statement on GAO Report September 14, 2011 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on antibiotic resistance requested by Congresswoman Slaughter makes three recommendations: First, it recommends federal agencies work together and in collaboration with industry to collect data on antibiotic use. As we suggested to the investigators, national level data is less useful than [...]
Letter to the Committee on Agriculture: A response to Rep. Louise Slaughter
by admin • May 18, 2011 • Press Releases and Statements
Richard A. Carnevale, VMD Vice President, Regulatory, Scientific & International Affairs May 18, 2011 Honorable Leonard L. Boswell U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Room 1301, Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-6001 Dear Chairman and Subcommittee Members: I am writing to address testimony presented to this subcommittee [...]
2009 Annual Research and Development
by admin • November 8, 2010 • Press Releases and Statements
ANIMAL HEALTH COMPANIES MAINTAIN STEADY INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C., December 16, 2010 –Animal Health Institute member companies spent $652 Million in 2009 – a 3 percent decrease over 2008– to research and develop potential new products and to maintain the longevity of existing products, according to AHI’s latest Research and [...]
2009 Annual Sales
by admin • November 8, 2010 • Press Releases and Statements
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT LIMITS 2009 SPENDING ON ANIMAL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS Washington, D.C., December 8, 2010 – Spending on products used to treat and prevent disease in companion and farm animals declined again in 2009, not adjusted for inflation, totaling nearly $6.4 billion, according to the Animal Health Institute’s Market Sales Report. The three product categories for [...]
Statement on FDA Guidance on Judicious Use of Antimicrobials
by admin • June 28, 2010 • Press Releases and Statements
AHI Statement on FDA Guidance on Judicious Use of Antibiotics June 28, 2010 The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft guidance document on the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food producing animals outlines principles that have been widely discussed by FDA and among stakeholder groups for more than a year. We welcome this [...]
AHI Statement on ANPRM on Veterinary Feed Directive
by admin • May 18, 2010 • Press Releases and Statements
The Food and Drug Administration last year announced a desire to implement greater veterinary oversight of antibiotic use in food animals. As a practical matter, most animal producers work with veterinarians on a range of animal health issues including the use of antibiotics. However, there are practical hurdles to requiring veterinary input for all uses, [...]