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'Frustrating': Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount
Canadian veterinarians report a 40% drop in available drugs since 2017 due to regulatory changes that increased foreign manufacturing inspections, affecting animal health treatments.
- Canadian veterinarians report a 40 per cent loss of medications since the 1980s, according to the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association president Tracy Fisher, who raised the issue at Regina. Fisher suggests licensing approved products from other countries to restore access.
- Health Canada changed inspection rules in 2025 to require Canadian inspections of foreign drug manufacturers, and manufacturers often decline due to the Canadian market’s small share, reducing drug availability.
- Registered veterinary technician Sawyer Daley said a lice medicine for cattle is no longer available, and a urinary drug for dogs is set to become unavailable, forcing use of older, less effective medications.
- The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association urges Ottawa to harmonize approvals, while Health Canada says it is consulting stakeholders and has introduced measures like prioritizing reviews, with Fisher pledging cooperation.
- Fisher proposed licensing products approved in two other reliable countries, hiring research employees with veterinary background, and eliminating red tape in policy and regulatory processes.
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'Frustrating': Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount
REGINA — Canadian veterinarians no longer have to access to 40 per cent of medications they once were able to use, a figure the head of the national association says is worrying.
·Bradford West Gwillimbury, Canada
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