title: Label and extra label drug use in small ruminants.
abstract: The small ruminant practitioner has a small arsenal of approved drugs in the United States, so the practitioner must be familiar with the laws and regulations related to extra label use. Drugs can be used extra label in food animals only under specific circumstances and can be used only for therapeutic purposes. Drugs that are illegal in small ruminants include chloramphenicol; clenbuterol; diethylstilbestrol; dimetridazole, ipranidazole, and other nitroimidazoles such as metronidazole; dipyrone; fluoroquinolones; glycopeptides; nitrofurans; furazolidone; and extra label use of medication in feed. It is also illegal to use any drug that results in residues above established tolerances or safe levels.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Antimicrobial Decision Support System, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames, Iowa, USA. fajt@iastate.edu
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Fajt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004348:Drug Labeling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004350:Drug Residues; D005502:Food; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D007886:Legislation, Veterinary; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D019155:Veterinary Drugs