Pet medications may not be as safe as you think
Drugs tested on few animals; problems often appear after meds hit
market
from the Associated Press
Authorities and pet owners are beginning to raise serious questions about the safety and effectiveness of animal medicines, mirroring worries over human drugs like the painkiller
Vioxx.
Tested on just a couple hundred
animals, a drug meant for pets is less apt than a human one to show all its
failings until it reaches market, veterinarians say. More than 700 drugs have
been approved for pets, but many others are used legally without explicit
approval for animals. Most pet drugs were first developed for people.
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