Factsheets and FAQ - Veterinary Drugs

Listed by category, Health Canada's Veterinary Drugs Directorate has published Fact Sheets and Questions and Answers about the food safety, human and animal health and the regulation of veterinary drug products in Canada:

Who We Are and What We Do
Animal Welfare and Health Canada's Veterinary Drugs Directorate

Antimicrobial Resistance

• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Frequently Asked Questions
• Antimicrobial Resistance - Debunking the Myths
• For Your Information: Antimicrobial Resistance
• The Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) - Frequently Asked Questions

Food Safety and Veterinary Drug Products

• Chloramphenicol in Honey
• For Your Information: The Use of Unapproved Veterinary Drugs
• Hormonal Growth Promoters
• Malachite Green - Questions and Answers
• Prudent Use of Veterinary Drugs in Livestock Feeds (Fact Sheet)
• Safety of Canada's Food
• The Approval Process for New Veterinary Drugs
• The Veterinary Drug Approval Process

The following information is no longer available online. If you would like to receive this information, contact the Veterinary Drugs Directorate.

• Approval of Baytril 100
• Approval of Baytril 100 for Treatment of Bovine Respiratory Disease
• Ensuring Safe and Effective Veterinary Drugs for Canadians
• Facts About Tylosin
• Nitrofurans in Honey - Frequently Asked Questions
• Qs & As - Veterinary Natural Health Products

Maximum Residue Limits

• Working Residue Levels in Honey - Questions and Answers
• Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) Frequently Asked Questions
• Setting Standards for Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of Veterinary Drugs used in Food-Producing Animals

Extra-Label Drug Use

• Health Canada's Veterinary Drugs Directorate's (VDD's) Study To Assess Drug Use in Animals in Canada

Adverse Drug Reactions (Pharmacovigilance)

• For Your Information: Pharmacovigilance