Product Safety Information

FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) regulates drugs, devices, and food for animals. Safety is of the utmost importance because these products are given to or used on the billions of companion and food-producing animals in the United States.

This section contains information regarding the safe use of veterinary products, including Q&As and letters to veterinary professionals.

Animal Drugs/Devices

• Frequently Asked Questions about Animal Drugs
• Adverse Event Reports for Animal Drugs and Devices
• Animal Drug Shortage Information
• Arsenic-based Animal Drugs
• Bovine Somatotropin (bST)
• Risk Minimization Action Plans (RiskMAPS) for Approved Products
• Steroid Hormone Implants Used for Growth in Food-Producing Animals
• Veterinary Medication Errors
• Veterinary Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
• Questions and Answers Regarding Carbadox
• The Cattle Estrous Cycle and FDA-Approved Animal Drugs to Control and Synchronize Estrus - A Resource for Producers
• Potential Health Risks to People Exposed to Altrenogest Products for Horses or Pigs

Animal Food

• FDA Investigates Animal Illnesses Linked to Jerky Pet Treats
• Safe Food Facts: Storing, Handling and Using Animal Milk Replacer Products
• OFVM Chemical Safety Assessment Review: Report of the CVM Working Group

Additional Product Safety Information

• Fluorouracil Cream
• Letters to Veterinary Professionals
• Avoid Counterfeit Pesticide Products for Dogs and Cats