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Articles: Press Release
FDA Warns Horse Owners and Veterinarians about Deaths Due to Unapproved
Clenbuterol
Contact:
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966
Austin, Texas 78711
(800) 550-8242 FAX (512) 719-071
Bob Hillman, DVM • Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242,
ext. 710, or ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us
Forwarded from the Texas Animal Health Commission:
The FDA has become aware of the deaths of several horses in Louisiana
associated with the use of a product labeled as Clenbuterol HCL.
Horse owners and veterinarians should be alert, as there are no generic
clenbuterol-containing products approved for animals.
One clenbuterol-containing product --Ventipulmin--is approved as safe and
effective for use in horses.
For more information:
http://dil.vetmed.vt.edu/Display/NadaPrint.cfm?NadaString=140-973
The FDA asks persons aware of horse injuries or deaths that may be linked
to the use of Clenbuterol HCL to contact the FDA
office in their area. For a listing of FDA Consumer Complaint
Coordinators: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/complain.html
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