Category: News

Legislative Update and Request for Your Assistance

 Dr. Matthew Weeman, DVM, MSBoard of Directors Food Animal RepresentativeChair, Legislative Committee This past session your MDVMA and AVMA both used membership dollars...

January 3, 2023

Are we in a veterinary workforce crisis?

While the delta and lambda variants of SARS-CoV-2 continue to challenge us, we also see hints of post-pandemic normalcy with the return of some in-person...

August 13, 2021

Pentobarbital Shortage – CAETA International News Release

Loveland, Colorado, June 1, 2021-In May 2021, the FDA announced a shortage of pentobarbital, the most commonly used drug for humane euthanasia of companion...

June 9, 2021

AVMA prepares response to FDA draft compounding guidance

Based on feedback from member veterinarians and other stakeholders, the AVMA has compiled a list of key points to share with the FDA in...

September 18, 2020

About Curbside Service

The Board office has received a number of complaints from consumers who do not like curbside service. You have probably heard the same complaints....

September 3, 2020

New webinar explains proposed rules on bulk compounding

An AVMA blog post (New webinar explains proposed rules on bulk compounding) relays information about a new on-demand webinar on AVMA Axon that shares...

June 15, 2020

Update on USP compounding activities

By: Ashley S. Morgan, DVM, CAE, Director | Division of State Advocacy, American Veterinary Medical Association In 2018, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP)—the organization...

May 26, 2020

Docket No. FDA-2018-D-4533; Compounding Animal Drugs From Bulk Drug Substances; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

The American Veterinary Medical Association respectfully requests at least a 120-day extension to the comment period for Docket ID: FDA-2018-D-4533; Compounding Animal Drugs From...

May 20, 2020

Updated version of CDC’s Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Veterinary Clinics Treating Companion Animals During the COVID-19 Response

The CDC just notified us that the agency has posted an updated version of Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Veterinary Clinics Treating...

May 4, 2020