Extra-Label Drug Use in Veterinary Medicine
Gillian Comyn, DVM, MPH. Dipl. ACVPM
April 29, 2003
Reprinted from the FDA Newsletter, March/April 2003
Since 1994, when Congress passed the Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 (AMDUCA), veterinarians in the U.S. have enjoyed legitimate extra-label use (ELU) privileges. Veterinarians can safeguard ELU privileges by following AMDUCA, and by educating clients (particularly food animal producers) on AMDUC
