Important Notice: Changes to Antimicrobial Access
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By December 1, 2018, Health Canada will require a veterinary prescription to purchase any product containing:
- Apramycin
- Bacitracin
- Erythromycin
- Lincomycin
- Neomycin
- Penicillin G
- Spectinomycin
- Streptomycin/Dihydrostreptomycin
- Sulphonamides
- Tetracycline/Chlortetracycline/
- Oxy-tetracycline
- Tilmicosin
- Tiamulin
- Tylosin/Tylvalosin
- Virginiamycin
- Or their salts or derivatives
Ionophore products and coccidiostats will NOT be affected.
These veterinary antimicrobials will only be available from veterinary clinics, or mixed in feed from a feed mill.
These antimicrobials will no longer be sold at your local agricultural feed store.
You will need to work with a veterinarian in order to access these antimicrobials.
Be informed, be prepared
For further information:
Health Canada: bit.ly/AMR_CDN
Date de publication :
le 2 Janvier 2018