Author: Animal Health & Welfare Branch Creation Date: 28 November 2017 Due to concerns with rising antimicrobial resistance, Health Canada is taking steps to limit access to antimicrobial drugs. In particular, it is moving all medically important antimicrobial (MIAs) drugs to the Prescription Drug List (PDL) so that they can only be obtained with a prescription. This will affect around 300 veterinary drugs, some of which are currently sold pursuant to the Livestock Medicines Act (LMA). Health Canada anticipates implementing the federal changes by December 2018 and has just recently closed their public consultation process on this change. Proposed Changes to Provincial Legislation To align with the federal changes, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is…
