Nina's Vet's Office Info:
The name of the vet's office is Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group
805-339-2290, they are located in Ventura, CA. The vet liaison's name is
Michelle
Rose.
The FDA info from Jen Meyer:
"This is in response to your e-mail inquiry to the Center for Veterinary
Medicine home page concerning the importation of a drug that is not approved in
the U.S. FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine grants permission on limited
basis to allow small amounts of unapproved animal drugs to enter the U.S.
Permission to import drugs for patient use will be granted subject to the
unavailability of suitable FDA approved (human or veterinarian) drugs; either
because
of shortages; or because drugs are unavailable in the U.S. to give a suitable
therapeutic result. Secondly, permission is only granted in those instances
where the drug is considered as medically necessary veterinary drug.
A veterinarian would need to make a formal request in writing to import the
drug. It is also important to note that to import a drug; the animal must be
under professional medical care through a valid veterinarian-client-patient
relationship. Prescription orders will be limited to a 90-day supply/pet.
Prescription renewals will need to be re-requested this office for additional
90-day supplies.
The letter should include the veterinarian clinic's letterhead, his or her
signature and the following information:
* Veterinarian name, address and phone number
* Clinic name and address
* Client's name and address
* Patient name and species
* Name of Drug
* Drug Family or class
* Name and address of drug supplier
* Legal status of the drug in the foreign country
* Amount to be imported (non-commercial quantity)
* Disease condition to be treated
* Reason why an approved human or animal drug will not treat the disease
condition
* A statement that:
** you will notify the owner that the drug is not approved
** that the drug will not be use of food animals
* And that you will notify FDA if the are any adverse reactions
* How did you learn about the existence of this drug?
As part of FDA's regulatory discretion FDA may cancel permission at any
time. Generally, rescinding permission to import medically necessary drugs is
based upon new scientific information and knowledge about new or current
therapies available in the U.S. such as new drug approvals.
Please refer all inquiries and status questions at the address below:
Ms. Toni Wooten
Division of Compliance, HFV-236
Center for Veterinary Medicine
Food & Drug Administration
Metro Park North
7500 Standish Place
Rockville, MD 20855
TEL 301-594-0796
FAX 301-827-1498
I hope this is helpful.
Sincerely yours,
FDA/CVM Home Page"
