AAVPT/USP Joint Workshop

Exploration of Developmental Approaches to Companion Animal Antimicrobials: Providing for the Unmet Therapeutic Needs of Dogs and Cats

The AAVPT and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) co-sponsored a workshop to explore approaches for developing companion animal antimicrobials.  The workshop was held in Rockville, MD on October 23-24, 2008.  The objective was to identify alternative approaches to data development to support new indications consistent with the unmet therapeutic needs of dogs and cats.

The workshop resulted in short- and long-term recommendations, and a white paper (authored by Apley, Claxton, Davis, DeVeau, Donecker, Lucas, Neal, and Papich) that was recently accepted for publication in the Journal for Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.   

In order to facilitate conversation and incorporate input from all participants, the workshop utilized small break-out groups with various antimicrobial drug scenarios used as thought-provoking measures. The specific summaries from each break-out group for each scenario were developed and are now available on this website.

The USP representatives provided an overview of the development of USP veterinary clinical drug information monographs that provide evidence- and consensus-based support for the use of antimicrobials in animals, utilizing a public process that includes evaluating the strength of evidence.

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Program Committee
Anthony Lucas, B.V.M.S., Ph.D., Co-chair
Marilyn N. Martinez, Ph.D., Co-chair
Ian DeVeau, Ph.D., Co-chair
Michael Apley, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVCP
Melanie Berson, D.V.M.
Ralph Claxton, D.V.M., M.S.
John Donecker, V.M.D., M.S., DABVP
Amy Neal, D.V.M.
Mark Papich, D.V.M., M.S., DACVCP
Michele Sharkey, D.V.M.
Linda Wilmot, D.V.M.
Carol A. Davis, M.S., Ph.D.