From prometheus_horse at yahoo.com Sun Jan 3 13:34:35 2010 From: prometheus_horse at yahoo.com (Prometheus Horse) Date: Sun Jan 3 13:34:46 2010 Subject: [FEL-L] Fw: [petlaw] Ketamine recalls: More brands, more recalls in the pipeline, more questions Message-ID: <575196.66403.qm@web110704.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Someone please forward this to Wolfdog groups too, as I'm no longer on the two major ones (Wolfdogz, and WDchatter) due to internal politics. This seems to be important information as Ketamine is used as an anesthetic agent for nearly all classes of "exotics". Tim Fuller President, NEOPOA --- On Sun, 1/3/10, Sue Cone wrote: From: Sue Cone Subject: [petlaw] Ketamine recalls: More brands, more recalls in the pipeline, more questions To: "NAIAandNAIATrustMembers" , "Pet-law" , UAOA-URDOG@yahoogroups.com, "AKCLegislativeLiaisons" , "NJDogLaw" , "njnaiatrusthotoline" , "NAIAT of NJ" Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 11:03 AM ? http://www.petconne ction.com/ blog/2009/ 12/31/ketamine- recalls-more- brands-more- recalls-in- the-pipeline- more-questions/ http://tinyurl. com/ybk79aw Ketamine recalls: More brands, more recalls in the pipeline, more questions By Christie Keith December 31, 2009 BSPVetSurgeryThe snowball keeps rolling downhill in the ongoing recall of ketamine, an anesthetic drug used in veterinary practice. The story began last summer, when the FDA sued Teva Animal Health, the largest manufacturer of generic animal drugs in the United States, after agency inspections turned up adulterated animal drugs. On Dec. 7, Teva reported to the FDA that it had begun receiving reports dating back to November that as many as five cats may have died as a result of the affected ketamine. The FDA says it reviewed those reports on Dec. 11, and issued the following announcement on Dec. 21: Teva Animal Health, Inc. is expanding a nationwide voluntary recall of Ketamine Hydrochloride Injection, USP CIII 100mg/mL in 10mL vials for all lot numbers within their expiration dates to the Veterinary Level. This product had previously been recalled to the distributor level and is being expanded as a result of an increased trend in serious adverse events associated with this product. Veterinarians who have this product in their possession are instructed to cease using the product immediately and return it to their distributor. [....] This recall is being conducted as a result of an increased trend in serious adverse events associated with this product, including lack of effect, prolonged effect, and death and involves all lot numbers within expiration.. .. NAIA News National Animal Interest Alliance __._,_.___ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.breuckman.com/pipermail/felines-l/attachments/20100103/9bbf96e4/attachment.html