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All medically important antibiotics that have been available at most feed or farm supply stores will now require veterinary oversight (written Rx) to be used in animals, even if the animals are not intended for food production.
Examples of affected antibiotics include injectable penicillin and oxytetracycline.
In addition, some retail suppliers who were able to sell these drugs/products in the past may no longer sell them after June of 2023.
The American Sheep Industry Association has some good information online.
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What makes a VCPR valid?
A veterinary client patient relationship, or VCPR, is the connection between a veterinarian, his/her client, and the animal patient(s). A valid VCPR is required for veterinarians to prescribe drugs or direct an extra-label drug use.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration: A valid VCRP relationship is one in which:
1. A veterinarian has assumed the responsibility for making medical judgments regarding the health of (an) animal(s) and the need for medical treatment, and the client (the owner of the animal(s) or other caretaker) has agreed to follow the instructions of the veterinarian.
2. The veterinarian has sufficient knowledge of the animal(s) to initiate at least a general or preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition; and
3. The practicing veterinarian is readily available for follow up in case of adverse reactions or failure of the regimen of therapy.
RSG does not require you to sign any formal paperwork to establish a VCPR.
We are here to serve your reproduction and animal health needs and can now help our clients with access to antibiotics and other flock health related products due to the VCPR we already have established with you. Watch for an email from us and our partner MyAnimalRx inviting you to a new online order portal.
You can continue to order certain repro specific products that will ship direct from RSG on our website.
The new MyAnimalRx portal will help make it easy for basic delivery of thousands of items to your farm at great prices. https://rsgold.thewebnetics.com/pharmacy/
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