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Unusual offer in antibiotic approval

To secure approval from the Food and Drug Administration for the livestock antibiotic Baytril, its manufacturer pledged to take prompt corrective action if the drug's use in cattle was found to pose a risk to public health.

References:

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. 1998. CVM approves fluoroquinolone product for use in cattle. (Available at http://www.fda.gov/cvm/fda/infores/updates/fluoroquinolone.htm.)

Further Readings:

Raloff, J. 1998. Drugged waters. Science News 153(March 21):187.

Sources:

Michael Blackwell
Food and Drug Administration
Center for Veterinary Medicine
7500 Standish Place
Rockville, MD 20855

Patricia Lieberman
Center for Science in the Public Interest
1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009-5728

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