From the American Veterinary Medical Association:
Intervet urges veterinarians to transition patients off Vetsulin
The makers of the veterinary insulin product Vetsulin
are stressing the need to transition diabetic animals off of the drug
“as soon as possible.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued
a product alert on Vetsulin when amounts of crystalline insulin
in the formulation were found to be out of specification in some batches
of the product. Vetsulin manufacturer Intervet/Schering Plough Animal
Health sent a letter to veterinarians in November urging them to begin
transitioning diabetic patients off Vetsulin due to predicted shortages
in product availability.
Last week, Intervet issued a follow-up letter to veterinarians, which
had a more urgent tone than the first communication from the company.
In the letter, Intervet Director of Technical Services Christopher Pappas
Jr., DVM, emphasized that veterinarians should transition dogs and cats
from Vetsulin to other products as soon as possible, and to start new
patients on other drugs.
Please call your veterinarian to see if this drug shortage will affect
your pet.
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