{"id":28590,"date":"2016-12-11T07:23:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T14:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/?p=28590"},"modified":"2016-12-11T07:23:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T14:23:12","slug":"about-that-fda-ban-on-otc-veterinary-antibiotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/11\/about-that-fda-ban-on-otc-veterinary-antibiotics\/","title":{"rendered":"About that FDA ban on OTC veterinary antibiotics"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Commentariat member AE comes this warning that as of January 1 the FDA is banning certain over-the-counter veterinary antibiotics<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Since preppers have long relied on feed-store meds to get around both the screamingly high prices and absurd regulations around human-grade prescription meds, this could be a big deal.<\/p>\n

Or not. <\/p>\n

First important thing to know: It doesn’t affect all veterinary antibiotics. In theory<\/em> you should still be able to buy that injectable<\/em> penicillin that’s been the mainstay of so many medical kits. Primarily at stake are feed-grade antibiotics<\/a>, whose casual use has become so notorious in milk and meat. Here’s the FDA’s diktat to retailers<\/a>. And here’s the list of drugs that are no longer OTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is primarily directed at livestock producers and involves drugs designed to be fed<\/em>, not injected. Never mind that livestock producers have already (voluntarily, under pressure from discerning customers) been backing away from feeding antibiotics. Never mind that we shouldn’t live under fiat law. This is How It Shall Be. We need to be aware, but not to panic.<\/p>\n

Still, as The SHTFPlan.com article notes, retailers will start becoming more restrictive about what and how they sell OTC. They’ll do that out of sheer self defense against the vagaries and cruelties of federal bureaucracy, if for no other reason. So if you’ve been planning to add or update your med kit with veterinary antibiotics, the time to do it is probably in the next couple of weeks. Hit those feed stores before their owners get too nervous to deal with you. Or, if you need to buy after January 1, it’s probably a good idea to spread your purchases around so as not to call attention to yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Commentariat member AE comes this warning that as of January 1 the FDA is banning certain over-the-counter veterinary antibiotics. Since preppers have long relied on feed-store meds to get around both the screamingly high prices and absurd regulations around human-grade prescription meds, this could be a big deal. Or not. First important thing to know: It doesn’t affect all veterinary antibiotics. In theory you should still be able to buy that injectable penicillin that’s been the mainstay of so many medical kits. Primarily at stake are feed-grade antibiotics, whose casual use has become so notorious in milk and meat.…<\/p>\n

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